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One angle of a right triangle measures 85°. What is the measure of the other acute angle?

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Answer:

5°

Explanation:

The three angles of a triangle add up to 180° (every triangle, always) Since this triangle is a right triangle, one of the angles is a right angle, 90°.

Another angle is given, 85°.

x + 85° + 90° = 180°

x + 175° = 180°

x = 5°

To do this question using mental math, if one angle is 90° the other two angles must add up to 90° (thats the total of 180°) One angle is 85° then the other is 5°

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