Question 27 Answer and Explanation _ACT June 2012 Form 70C Math Section

Use the following information to answer questions 26-28.

Shown below is right triangle △ABC with the given dimensions in meters.

27. Which of the following statements about the measures of the interior angles in △ABC is true?

(Note: m∠A represents the degree measure of ∠A.)

A. m∠A = m∠B

B. m∠B = m∠C

C. m∠A = m∠B + m∠C

D. m∠B + m∠C = 180°

E. m∠A + m∠B +m∠C = 360°

Answer and Explanation

Your Answer is

Correct Answer is C

Explanation

The sum of the two acute angles of a right triangle is 90 degrees, so C is correct.