If a new ramp is built with a ramp angle of 3.5 degrees, determine the measure of the third angle of the triangle. Remember, the triangle is a right triangle.

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86.5 degrees
86.5 degrees

94.5 degrees
94.5 degrees

13 degrees
13 degrees

176.5 degrees
176.5 degrees
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In a right triangle, the sum of the angles is always 180 degrees. One of the angles is a right angle (90 degrees).

Given that one of the other angles is 3.5 degrees, we can find the measure of the third angle by using the following formula:

\[ \text{Third Angle} = 180^\circ - 90^\circ - 3.5^\circ \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ \text{Third Angle} = 180^\circ - 90^\circ - 3.5^\circ = 86.5^\circ \]

Thus, the measure of the third angle in the triangle is 86.5 degrees.