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A triangle with side lengths 3, 4, and 5 is a right triangle

by the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem.
What are the measures of the acute angles?

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Answer:

This is what I got for this question but if I did it wrong I'm sorry

Explanation:

Formula- c^2 < a^2 + b^2

3^2 + 4^2 5^2

9+16= 25 25

User James Brown
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Answer:

36.87° and 53.13°

Explanation:

the legs of the right triangle are 3 and 4 and the hypotenuse is 5

tan x = 3/4

x = arctan (3/4)

= 36.87° = measure on one acute angle

90 - 36.87 = 53.13° = measure of the other acute angle

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