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An angle measures the amount of turn between two intersecting lines or rays. There are several types of angles defined by their measure in degrees, including acute (less than 90°), right (90°), obtuse (greater than 90° but less than 180°), straight (180°), and reflex (greater than 180°). Angles can be measured positively counterclockwise or negatively clockwise from a reference line, and are defined by their vertex point and two arms. Angles are commonly labeled with lowercase letters or Greek letters at their vertex or by the three points that define the angle.

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31 Angles

An angle measures the amount of turn between two intersecting lines or rays. There are several types of angles defined by their measure in degrees, including acute (less than 90°), right (90°), obtuse (greater than 90° but less than 180°), straight (180°), and reflex (greater than 180°). Angles can be measured positively counterclockwise or negatively clockwise from a reference line, and are defined by their vertex point and two arms. Angles are commonly labeled with lowercase letters or Greek letters at their vertex or by the three points that define the angle.

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Angles

An angle measures the amount of turn

Names of Angles
As the Angle Increases, the Name Changes:

Type of Angle
Acute Angle
Right Angle
Obtuse Angle
Straight Angle
Reflex Angle

Description
an angle that is less than 90
an angle that is 90 exactly
an angle that is greater than 90 but
less than 180
an angle that is 180 exactly
an angle that is greater than 180

In One Diagram
This diagram might make it easier to remember:
Also: Acute, Obtuse and Reflex are in alphabetical order.

Positive and Negative Angles


When measuring from a line:

a positive angle goes counterclockwise (opposite direction that clocks go)

a negative angle goes clockwise

Example: 67

Parts of an Angle
The corner point of an angle is called the vertex
And the two straight sides are called arms
The angle is the amount of turn between each arm.

How to Label Angles

There are two main ways to label angles:


1. give the angle a name, usually a lower-case letter
like a or b, or sometimes a Greek letter like (alpha)
or (theta)
2. or by the three letters on the shape that define the
angle, with the middle letter being where the angle
actually is (its vertex).
Example angle "a" is "BAC", and angle "" is "BCD"

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