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When a straight angle is bisected, which of the following describes the resulting angles?

A. Acute
B. Obtuse
C. Right
D. Straight

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If a straight angle is bisected you get as a result two angles of 45º each, as a bisection is the division of the angle in two angles with equal measures. So if we get as a result two angles of 45º, we are getting two acute angles. This means the correct answer is A.

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If a straight angle is bisected you get as a result two angles of 45º each, as a bisection is the division of the angle in two angles with equal measures. So if we get as a result two angles of 45º, we are getting two acute angles. This means the correct answer is A.
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