A right triangle has an angle of 2x° and (3x+5)°

Shubham Jha asked Jan 5, 2023

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Shubham Jha asked Jan 5, 2023

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we know that the sum of the interior angles in a triangle equals 180, then, in this case we have the following:

$\begin{gathered} 2x+3x+5+90=180 \\ \Rightarrow2x+3x=180-95 \\ \Rightarrow5x=85 \\ \Rightarrow x=(85)/(5)=17 \\ x=17 \end{gathered}$

therefore, x = 17

Ncopiy answered Jan 10, 2023

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