In a right triangle one of the acute angles is five times as large as the other acute angle Find the measure of the two acute angles?

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2026-07-30 22:45

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Suppose the two acute angles are A and B degrees, where A = 3B.

then A+B = 90 (since the sum of all three angles is 180)

that is, 3B+BA=90 or 4B=90 => B=22.5 and then A= 3*22.5 = 67.5

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