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Two angles of a triangle have measures of 28° and 36° . Which of these best describes the sum of the two measures? & Why?

a. acute
b.right
c.obtuse
d. straight

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Okay. So as you probably know, an acute angle is less than 90°, a right angle is 90°, an obtuse angle is greater than 90°, and a straight angle is 180°. When you add both of those angles together (28 + 36), you have a sum of 64. 64 < 90. The sum of the two angles makes it an acute angle. The answer is A: acute.
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