168k views
12 votes
In a right triangle, the larger pointed angle is four times larger than the smaller pointed angle.

What are your angles?


User Sady
by
7.5k points

1 Answer

8 votes

Answer:

The angles are 18° and 72°

Explanation:

Finding the unknown angle

Let the smaller angle = x

The larger angle = 4*x = 4x

x + 4x = 90

5x = 90

x = 90 ÷ 5

x = 18

Smaller angle = 18°

Larger angle = 4*18 = 72°

User Gabtub
by
9.1k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories