Angle Measure

Section 1-4

A ray extends indefinitely in one direction. A ray has exactly one endpoint and that endpoint is always used first when naming the ray.
AB

AB

Opposite Rays
2

opposite rays form a line. They share an end point

A B C

BA and BC are opposite rays.

angle a figure consisting of 2 noncollinear rays with a common A endpoint.

B C

The 2 rays are called the sides of the angle. The common endpoint is called the vertex.

A B 1

C The sides of the angle are BA and BC. The vertex is B. You could name this angle as

ABC, CBA, or 1.

exterior
B

interior
C

An angle separates a plane into 3 parts, the interior of the angle, the exterior of the angle, and the angle itself.

Measuring angles with protractor

http://measuring angle w/ protractor

Indicates right angle

Right angle = 900

Acute angle < 900

Obtuse angle > 900

Construction
copy angle What would we call the 2 angles if they have the same measure? Congruent angles

Angle Bisector a ray that divides an angle into 2 congruent angles

1 2

Angle bisector

1 2
Angles that have the same measure are congruent.

Construction

construct angle bisector