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One angle of a right triangle measure 85°. what is the measure of the other acute angle?

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5 degrees. Since its a right triangle, one of the angles is a right angle meaning it measures 90 degrees and 90+85=175 degrees and because of the Triangle Sum Theorem, we know a triangle equals 180 degrees. So 180-175= 5 degrees.
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