Given a right triangle with angles measuring $15°$, $29°$, and $136°$, what is the measure of the smallest angle?

• A. $29°$
• B. $32°$
• C. $45°$
• D. $15°$

Answer: (D)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Recall that the sum of the interior angles in any triangle is always \$180^\circ$.
2. Identify the given angles: \$15^\circ\(, \)29^\circ\(, and \)136^\circ$.
3. Check if the triangle is a right triangle by verifying if any angle is \$90^\circ\(. Since none of the given angles is \)90^\circ$, this cannot be a right triangle.
4. Since the problem states it is a right triangle but the given angles do not add up to \$180^\circ\( or include a \)90^\circ$ angle, re-examine the problem statement or given data for consistency.
5. Assuming the problem intends to find the smallest angle among the given angles, simply compare the three angles and identify the smallest one, which is \$15^\circ$.