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A right triangle has one angle that measures 54°. What is the measure of the other acute angle?

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answer:

36 degrees

Explanation:

all the angles of a triangle add up to be 180 degrees. so subtract 90 and 54 degrees to get the answer. hope that helps!

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Answer: 36

Explanation:

Since all triangle angles add up to 180 we just add up both the angle measure we know and then subtract by 180.

54+90=144

180-144=36

The acute angle measure is 36 degrees.