Respuesta :

 just subtract the values from 90. so; 90 - 72 =18

The number of degrees in the measure acute angle is 18°.

What is Angle?

An angle is a combination of two rays (half-lines) with a common endpoint. The latter is known as the vertex of the angle and the rays as the sides, sometimes as the legs and sometimes the arms of the angle.

Given:

cos 72= sin x

As, sin x= cos(90-x)

So,

cos 72= cos (90-x)

or, 72= 90-x

     x=90-72

     x= 18.

Hence, the value of x is 18.

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