Geometry and TrigonometryEasyEqual acute angles in a right triangle
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
In a right triangle, the two acute angles are equal. What is the measure, in degrees, of each acute angle?
Answer: 45
The acute angles add to 90, so each is 45.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 30
- 30 would leave the other acute angle at 60.
- If you answered 60
- 60 belongs to an equilateral triangle.
- If you answered 90
- 90 is the right angle.
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