ANGLES

Naming An Angle

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B
C
 Types Of Angles
There are four main types of angles.
Right angle Acute angle Obtuse angle
90o Less than 90o More than 90o

A A A

B C B B C
C
Straight angle
180o

A B C
 Congruent Angles
Two angles that have the same measure are called congruent
angles.

A D

300 300
B E
C F

Congruent angles have the same size and shape.

 Adjacent Angles
Two angles that have a common vertex and a common ray
are called adjacent angles.

D
Common ray

B
C
Common vertex
 Vertical Angles
Vertically opposite angles are pairs of angles formed by two
lines intersecting at a point.

A C

B D

Vertically opposite angles are congruent.

 Complimentary Angles
Complementary Angles add up to 900

A
D

600 300
E
B F
C
 Supplementary Angles
Supplementary angles add up to 1800

A
P

1000 800
Q R B
C
They will typically form a straight angle together
 Pairs Of Angles Formed by a Transversal
A line that intersects two or more lines at different points is
called a transversal.

G (transversal)

P
A B

C Q
D
F
 Corresponding Angles
Corresponding angles are angles in the same spot in both
lines
L Line L
G GPB = PQE
Line M
A P B GPA = PQD

Line N
BPQ = EQF
D Q E
F
APQ = DQF

Corresponding pairs of angles are congruent.

 Alternate Interior Angles
Alternate interior angles are formed on opposite sides of the
transversal on the inside of the lines.

L Line L
G

A P
B
Line M BPQ = DQP
APQ = EQP
Line N
D Q E
F

Alternate interior angles are congruent.

 Alternate Exterior Angles
Alternate exterior angles are formed on opposite sides of the
transversal and on the outside of the lines.

L
G

A P B BPG = DQF
APG = EQF
D Q E
F

Alternate exterior angles are congruent.