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What is the third angle of a right triangle if one of the angles measures 51.

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Answer:

39

Explanation:

The short answer is 39.

Every triangle has 180 degrees. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Since a triangle has 3 angles, all three together must add up to 180o

A right angle = 90 degrees always.

You are given 51 degrees as your second angle

The third one is x

x + 51 + 90 = 180 Total of three angles must be 180

x + 141 = 180 The left has been added to give 141

x = 180 - 141 Subtract 141 from both sides

x = 39 The third angle = 39

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