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For two acute angles, and , . The measures, in degrees, of and are and , respectively. What is the value of ?
Explanation
Choice A is correct. It's given that for two acute angles, and , . For two acute angles, if the sine of one angle is equal to the cosine of the other angle, the angles are complementary. It follows that and are complementary. That is, the sum of the measures of the angles is degrees. It's given that the measure of is degrees and the measure of is degrees. It follows that . By combining like terms, this equation can be rewritten as . Subtracting from each side of this equation yields . Dividing each side of this equation by yields .
Choice B is incorrect. This would be the value of if rather than .
Choice C is incorrect. This would be the value of if rather than and if were obtuse rather than acute.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.