Question

Given a right triangle, find the measures of all the angles, in degrees, if one angle is a right angle and the measure of the second angle is six less than seven times the measure of the third angle. WRITE AN EQUATION.

Answer 1

Answer:

90°, 78°, 12°

Step-by-step explanation:

let the third angle be x then the second angle is 7x - 6

Since 1 of the angles in the triangle is 90° then the second and third angles sum to 90° , then

x + 7x - 6 = 90

8x - 6 = 90 ( add 6 to both sides )

8x = 96 ( divide both sides by 8 )

x = 12

Then

second angle = 7x - 6 = 7(12) - 6 = 84 - 6 = 78°

The 3 angles are 90°, 78°, 12°