SOLUTION: In a right triangle one acute angle is 15 degrees greater than two times the other acute angle.find the difference between the angles

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Question 930621: In a right triangle one acute angle is 15 degrees greater than two times the other acute angle.find the difference between the angles
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + (2x+15) = 90°
3x = 75°
x = 25° and the other is 65° 2%2A25+%2B+15
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65° - 25° = 40