A right triangle has one angle that measures 59º. What is the measure of the other acute angle?
Mathematics · College · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
Measure of one angle of a right triangle = 59º
Find the measurement of the other acute angle.
Solution:
Angles in a triangle add up to 180º, since it is stated that it is a right triangle then the total angle measurement is 90º, which is half of the total angle in a triangle. In order to find the missing acute angle, we simply subtract the given measurements by 180º.
=180º - 90º - 59º
= 31º
The measure of the acute angle is 31º