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#1 2021-06-21 14:08:13

simonmagusflies
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Missing triangle angles

A right triangle has a 90 degree angle, and an angle x. What will the measure of the third angle be?

I answered 45 degrees, but the teacher said: "The angles are not 45 degrees because they are not necessarily equal to each other." There are a bunch of things it could be, then, but what's the "definitive" answer? Thanks.

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#2 2021-06-21 19:22:33

Bob
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Re: Missing triangle angles

hi simonmagusflies

If x = 30, then the third angle is 180 - 90 - 30 = 60

So I think you do the same but with x rather than 30.

Get an algebraic expression and simplify it.

Check that when you replace x by 30, you get the answer above.

Bob


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#3 2021-07-01 14:47:51

buttdutt123450
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Re: Missing triangle angles

Hi,
Actually, the angles would be 90, x and 90-x. 180-90 ( the right angle) gives 90. Therefore the other 2 angles add up to 90. If one of them is X, the other would be 90-x.

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#4 2021-07-23 04:50:41

Mark Dater
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Re: Missing triangle angles

you can immediately see that the angle will be 90

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