Angles

Measurement of an Angle

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To denote the measure of an angle we write an
“m” in front of the symbol for the angle.
Here are some common angles and their measurements.

m1  45 m2  90

1 2

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m3  135
3 m4  180
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 Congruent Angles
• So, two angles are congruent if and only if
they have the same measure.
• So, The angles below are congruent.
Means
Means Equal
Congruent

A  B if and only if mA  mB.

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 Types of Angles
• An acute angle is an angle that measures less than
90 degrees.
• A right angle is an angle that measures exactly 90
degrees.
• An obtuse angle is an angle that measures more
than 90 degrees.

acute right obtuse

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 Types of Angles
• A straight angle is an angle that measures 180
degrees. (It is the same as a line.)
• When drawing a right angle we often mark its
opening as in the picture below.

right angle

straight angle
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 Perpendicular Lines
• Two lines are perpendicular if
they intersect to form a right
angle. See the diagram.
• Suppose angle 2 is the right
angle. Then since angles 1 and 2
are supplementary, angle 1 is a
right angle too. Similarly, angles
3 and 4 are right angles.
2
• So, perpendicular lines intersect 1
to form four right angles. 3 4

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 Perpendicular Lines
• The symbol for perpendicularity is .
• So, if lines m and n are perpendicular, then we write
m  n.

mn
n
 Adjacent Angles
Adjacent angles share a common vertex and
one common side.
Adjacent angles are “side by side”
and share a common ray.

15º
45º
 Adjacent Angles
These are examples of adjacent angles.

80º 45º
35º

55º

130º 50º
85º
20º
 Adjacent Angles
These angles are NOT adjacent.

100º
50º 35º

35º

55º 45º
 Vertical Angles
• Two angles formed by intersecting lines and have no
sides in common but share a common vertex.
• Are congruent.
Common
Vertex
75º

When 2 lines 105º 105º

intersect, they
make vertical 75º

angles.
 Vertical Angles

Vertical
angles are 75º

opposite 105º 105º

one
75º
another.
 Vertical Angles

Vertical
75º
angles are
105º
opposite 105º

one 75º

another.
 Vertical Angles
Vertical angles are congruent
(equal).

150º 30º

30º 150º
 Vertical Angles
Two angles that are opposite angles.
Vertical angles are congruent.
Name the Vertical Angles

14  5   8,

23
1 2
67
3 4

5 6

7 8
 Supplementary Angles
Add up to 180º.

40º
Su
120º 60º pp 140º
bu ml e
t n en
Adjacent and ot ta
Supplementary Angles Ad ry
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 Supplementary Angles
• Two angles are supplementary if their
measures add up to 180.
• If two angles are supplementary each angle is
the supplement of the other.
• If two adjacent angles together form a straight
angle as below, then they are supplementary.

1 and 2 are
1 2 supplementary
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 Complementary Angles
Add up to 90º.

20º
20º
Co
m
70º p
bu lem 70º
tn e
Adjacent and ot nta
Ad ry
Complementary Angles ja An
ce g
nt les
 Complementary Angles
• Two angles are if their measures add
upcomplementary to 90.
• If two angles are complementary, then each
angle is called the complement of the other.
• If two adjacent angles together form a right
angle as below, then they are complementary.
1 and 2 are
A complementary
1
if ABC is a
2 C
B right angle 20
 Supplementary vs. Complementary
How do I remember?
The way I remember is this:

• C comes before S in the alphabet.

• 90 comes before 180 when I count.

• Complementary is 90, Supplementary is 180.

 Guess Who?
• I am an angle.
 Guess Who?
• I am an angle.
• I have 180°
 Guess Who?
• I am an angle.
• I have 180°
• I look like this:
 Guess Who?
• I am an angle.
• I have 180°
• I look like this:

Supplementary Complementary
 Guess Who?
• I am two adjacent angles.
 Guess Who?
• I am two adjacent angles.
• I look like an “L” with a line in the middle.
 Guess Who?
• I am two adjacent angles.
• I look like an “L” with a line in the middle.
• I add up to 90°
• I look like this:
 Guess Who?
• I am two adjacent angles.
• I look like an “L” with a line in the middle.
• I add up to 90°
• I look like this:

Complementary Supplementary
 Review
• Complementary angles
are…….
 Review
• Supplementary Angles
are…..
Practice Time!
 Find the missing angle
I know that these angles are
complementary.
They must add up to 90°
So……

90 – 55 = 35

The missing angle is 35

55

x
 You try.

Are they
supplementary or
complementary?

Find the missing

x 20 side.
 You try.
Are they
supplementary or
complementary?
complementary
Find the missing
side.
x 20
90 – 20 = 70
The missing angle
Is 70
 Find the missing angle

120
x

I know these are supplementary angles.

Supplementary angles add up to 180.
The given angle is 120. So…..

180 – 120 = 60
The missing angle is 60
 Find the missing angle

130
x

What kind of angles?

What’s the missing angle?

 Find the missing angle

130 x

What kind of angles?

Supplementary
What’s the missing angle?
Adds up to 180, so…..
180 – 130 = 50
 Directions:
Identify each pair of angles as
adjacent, vertical, supplementary,
complementary,
or none of the above.
 #1

120º 60º
 #1

120º 60º

Supplementary Angles

Adjacent Angles
 #2

60º
30º
 #2

60º
30º

Complementary Angles
 #3

75º
75º
 #3

Vertical Angles

75º
75º
 #4

60º
40º
 #4

60º
40º

None of the above

 #5

60º

60º
 #5

60º

60º

Vertical Angles
 Directions:
Determine the missing angle.
 #1

?º 45º
 #1

135º 45º
#2

?º

65º
#2

25º

65º
 #3

?º

35º
 #3

35º

35º
#4

?º

50º
#4

130º

50º
 #5

?º

140º
 #5

140º

140º