A right triangle has an angle that is 36°. What is the measure of the third angle in this triangle?(1 point)

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126°
126 degrees

90°
90 degrees

There is not enough information to find the third angle.
There is not enough information to find the third angle.

54°

Answer 1

In a right triangle, one of the angles measures 90°. The sum of the angles in any triangle is always 180°.

If one angle is 36° and the right angle is 90°, we can find the third angle by subtracting the sum of the known angles from 180°:

\[ \text{Third angle} = 180° - (90° + 36°) = 180° - 126° = 54°. \]

So, the measure of the third angle is 54°.