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Find the measure of each acute angle in a right triangle labeled 19x - 1 degrees and 13x - 5 degrees.

a) 18x - 2 degrees
b) 32x - 6 degrees
c) 26x - 4 degrees
d) 35x - 6 degrees

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Final answer:

The measures of the acute angles in the right triangle are 56 degrees and 34 degrees when the expressions provided are solved with respect to x.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the measure of each acute angle in a right triangle labeled 19x - 1 degrees and 13x - 5 degrees, we use the fact that the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees, and in a right triangle, one angle is always 90 degrees. Therefore, the other two angles (the acute angles) must add up to 90 degrees:

19x - 1 + 13x - 5 = 90

Combining like terms gives us:

32x - 6 = 90

Adding 6 to both sides:

32x = 96

Now divide both sides by 32:

x = 3

Substitute x back into the expressions for each acute angle:

First angle: 19x - 1 = 19(3) - 1 = 57 - 1 = 56 degrees

Second angle: 13x - 5 = 13(3) - 5 = 39 - 5 = 34 degrees

The measures of the acute angles are 56 degrees and 34 degrees, respectively.

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