SOLUTION: The measure of one acute angle of a right triangle is 10 more than three times the measure of the other acute angle. Find the measure of each Angle.

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Question 762857: The measure of one acute angle of a right triangle is 10 more than three times the measure of the other acute angle. Find the measure of each Angle.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Other acute angle = x
One acute angle = 3x + 10
So, x + (3x + 10) + 90 = 180
4x + 100 = 180
4x = 180 - 100
4x = 80
x = 20 degrees
Other acute angle = 20 degrees
One acute angle = 70 degrees
Right angle = 90 degrees
Total = 180 degrees.
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