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- One angle is a right angle.
- The measures of the other 2 angles are as follows:
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- A note indies the figure is not drawn to scale.
In the right triangle shown, what is the value of ?
One angle is a right angle. The measures of the other 2 angles are as follows:
Medium-difficulty · SAT Math · Lines, Angles, and Triangles — Triangle sum theorem. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice B is correct. The triangle shown is a right triangle, where the interior angle shown with a right angle symbol has a measure of . It's shown that the other two interior angles measure and . The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is ; therefore, . Combining like terms on the left-hand side of this equation yields . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .
Choice A is incorrect. This is the measure, in degrees, of the other acute interior angle of the right triangle, not the value of .
Choice C is incorrect. This is the measure, in degrees, of the right angle of the right triangle, not the value of .
Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures, in degrees, of the other two interior angles of the right triangle, not the value of .
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