How to find an angle in a right triangle

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SSAT Upper Level Quantitative › How to find an angle in a right triangle

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1

Find the angle value of .

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Explanation

All the angles in a triangle add up to degrees.

2

One angle of a right triangle has measure . Give the measures of the other two angles.

This triangle cannot exist.

Explanation

One of the angles of a right triangle is by definition a right, or , angle, so this is the measure of one of the missing angles. Since the measures of the angles of a triangle total , if we let the measure of the third angle be , then:

The other two angles measure .

3

Find the angle value of .

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Explanation

All the angles in a triangle must add up to 180 degrees.

4

Find the angle value of .

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Explanation

All the angles in a triangle adds up to .

5

Find the angle measure of .

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Explanation

All the angles in a triangle add up to .

6

Find the degree measure of in the right triangle below.

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Explanation

The total number of degrees in a triangle is .

While is provided as the measure of one of the angles in the diagram, you are also told that the triangle is a right triangle, meaning that it must contain a angle as well. To find the value of , subtract the other two degree measures from .

7

One angle of a right triangle has measure . Give the measures of the other two angles.

This triangle cannot exist.

Explanation

A right triangle must have one right angle and two acute angles; this means that no angle of a right triangle can be obtuse. But since , it is obtuse. This makes it impossible for a right triangle to have a angle.

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