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A right triangle has one angle that measures 70 degrees. What is the measure of the other acute angle in the triangle.

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Answer: 20 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

The given triangle is a right triangle. This means that the measure of one of the angles is 90 degrees. recall, the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees. Thus, the sum of the other two acute angles is

180 - 90 = 90

From the information given,

one acute angle = 70

other acute angle = 90 - 70

the measure of the other acute angle in the triangle is 20 degrees

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