angles
Muhammad Jawad
Abid
The two lines or line segments or rays with a common
point leads to the formation of an angle. An angle is
denoted through a symbol ‘∠’. An angle is measured with
the help of a protractor in degrees (o).
Vertex: A corner or a point where lines meet is
called the vertex of an angle.
Arms: The two lines that meet to make an angle are
called arms of an angle.
Measuring Angle: Angles can be measured using a
protractor.
1. Place the center of the protractor at a fixed point,
say O of the angle at one of the arms.
2. Another arm indicates the degree of the angle while
measured from the initial hand in an anti-clockwise
manner.
Acute Angle Definition
An angle which is measuring less than 90 degrees is
angle (which is equal to 90 degrees). For example, ∠30o,
called an acute angle. This angle is smaller than the right
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∠45o, ∠60o, ∠75o, ∠33o, ∠55o, ∠85o, etc. are all acute
angles. Let us see some examples here to understand.
Example: See the figure below:
∠ABC measures 30 degrees, which is less than 90
degrees and hence it is an acute angle.
The basic types of angles are right angle, obtuse angle,
acute angle.
From the above figure, we can differentiate between the
three angles. The first figure shows an acute angle
measuring 62 degrees (less than 90 degrees), the second
figure shows a right angle measuring 90 degrees and the
third figure shows an obtuse angle measuring 135
degrees (more than 90 degrees).
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Note: Dividing the right angle gives us two or more acute
angles since each angle formed, there will be much less
than 90˚.
The degree of an acute angle measures less than 90
degrees, i.e. less than a right angle. The examples of
acute angle degrees are 12°, 35°, 48°, 65°, 80°, 89°.
Hence, the acute angle degree ranges from 0 degrees
and less than 90 degrees.
Acute angle Images
The below figure shows the images of acute angles
measuring 40 and 60 degrees.
Can two acute angles form a linear pair?
No, since the measure of a linear pair of angles should be
180 degrees and the measure of an acute angle is less
than 90 degrees. Therefore, two acute angles will not
form a linear pair. For example, 85° and 75° are two
angles such that 85° + 75° = 160° < 180°. Thus, 85° and
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75° do not form a linear pair.
Acute Angle Formula
In an acute triangle, the following statement holds good
for the length of the sides:
a2 + b 2 > c2
b2 + c 2 > a 2
c2 + a 2 > b 2
Where a, b and c are the sides of a triangle.
Acute Angle Examples
Example 1:
Angle A measures x degrees. Is A acute if x = 15°? If x =
65°? If x = 90°? If x = 135°?
Answer:
When x = 15°:
15 < 90
Yes, ∠A is acute angle.
When x = 65°:
65 < 90
Yes, ∠A is acute angle.
When x= 90°
90 < 90 (not true)
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Alternatively, 90 = 90
So, ∠A is not acute if x = 90°.
When x = 135°:
135 < 90 (not true since 135 > 90)
So, ∠A is not acute if x = 135°.
Example 2:
Which angle is right? Acute? Obtuse?
Answer: Angle A is acute, angle B is right, and angle C is
obtuse.
Acute Angle Triangle
If all the internal angles of a triangle are less than 90
degrees, then it is called an acute angle triangle.
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In the above figure, we can see, the three angles of the
triangle are 69°, 85° and 26°. All three angles are less
than 90 degrees.
Properties of Acute Triangles
All equilateral triangles are acute triangles. An
equilateral triangle has three sides of the same
length and three angles of the equal measure, i.e.
60°
Opposite the highest angle is the longest side of an
acute triangle
Acute triangles can be isosceles, equilateral, or
scalene
Acute Angle Parallelogram
A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides
being parallel and congruent (of the same length). The
angles that are opposite to each other are congruent (of
equal measure). A parallelogram has two acute
angles and two obtuse angles. Therefore, the acute
and obtuse angles should have equal measurement.
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Acute Angle Trapezoid
A trapezoid is a parallelogram with one pair of opposite
sides being parallel. An acute trapezoid has both interior
angles (created by the base and legs which are longer)
measuring less than 90°.
Example: There are two acute and two obtuse angles in
the trapezoid given below.
Acute Angles in Real Life
The angle made in letter V is an acute angle.
If we slice a pizza into four or more slices, each slice
of pizza will make an acute angle.
The hands of a wall clock make acute angles at
several hours of a day. Example, at 1 o’clock.
The road signs, namely “One Way” and “No Left
Turn” arrows show an acute angle.
The turn signal indicator of the dashboard and the
speedometer both establish acute angles inside the
vehicle.
Acute Angle vs Obtuse Angle
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There are some differences between acute angles and
obtuse angles in terms of definition, measure and
properties. Some of the major differences between acute
and obtuse angles are tabulated below:
Acute angle Obtuse angle
The measure of an The measure of an angle
angle which is less which is greater than 90
than 90 degrees (right degrees (right angle) and
angle) is called acute less than 180 degrees is
angle. called obtuse angle.
Measure: Between 90° and
Measure: Always < 90°
180°
A triangle can have
A triangle cannot have more
more than one acute
than one obtuse angle.
angle.
It’s measure is greater than
It’s measure is less
right angle and less than
than a right angle.
straight angle.
5 TYPES OF ANGLES
The five types of angles are:
Acute angles (< 90°) Right angles (= 90°) Obtuse angles
(> 90°)
Straight angles (= 180°)
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Reflex angles (> 180°)
There is another angle called full angle, which measures
360 degrees and is called a full rotation of the axis.
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