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Let (2x-12)degrees represent the measure of an acute angle. What are the possible values of x?

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2x - 12 < 90
2x < 102
x < 51

User Joe Fontana
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measure \ of \ an \ acute \ angle: \ (2x-12)\\\\An \ Acute \ Angle \ is \ less \ than \ 90^o \\\\2x-12<90 \ \ | \ add\ 12 \ to\ both\ sides\\\\2x-12+12<90+12 \\\\ 2x< 102 \ \ | \ divide \ both \ sides\ by\ 2\\\\x< 51^o
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