Let one angle be x
Let another angle be 17x
17x+x = 90
18x = 90
x = 90/18 = 5
one angle = x = 5
another angle = 17x =17*5 = 85
I hope it is helpful:D
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btw, when Pythagoras said the square of this equals that and so on, he really meant the square or square area.