notes on angles.

notebook October 06, 2010

Exploring Angles

Objective: to identify angles and classify angles

• to use the angle addition postulate to find measures
of angles
• to identify and use congruent angles and the
bisector of an angle
Essential Questions: How are angles classified?
• What are vertical angles,
complementary angles, supplementary
angles, and linear pairs?

title page

Definitions:

An angle: is a figure formed by two noncollinear rays with

a common endpoint.

The two rays are called the sides of the angle.

The common endpoint is called the vertex

definitions

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A
To name the angle < ABC or < CBA
the vertex should be in the middle

B
C

Sides: BA & BC

The vertex is B

sides and vertex

Can you name all the angles?

Q
R
S

naming all angles

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An angle separates a plane into three regions: the interior

of the angle, the exterior of the angle, and the angle itself.

three regions

More Definitions:

Acute Angle: measures less than 90o 29o

A right angle measures exactly 90o. We designate a

right angle by putting a small square at the vertex of
the angle.

90o

acute & right

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More Definitions:

Obtuse Angle: measures more than 90o less than 180o

130o

A straight angle measures exactly 180o.

180o

Adjacent angles are coplanar angles. They have a common

vertex and a common side.
1 2

obtuse, straight, adjacent

Complementary Angles: are two angles whose measure add

up to 90o.

1 40o
2 50o

Supplementary Angles: are two angles whose measure add

up to 180o.

1 2 60o
120o

complementary and supp angles

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Vertical Angles are what we get when two lines intersect.

Vertical angles are two angles that occur opposite each other.

1
2
4
3

Vertical angles are congruent.

vertical angles

Linear Pair - a pair of adjacent angles formed by two

intersecting lines

1
2
4
3

linear pair

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Angle Bisector - divides an angle into two congruent

angles.

D
A

angle bisector

Perpendicular Lines - are special intersecting lines that

form right angles.

perpendicular lines