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1-6 Angles and Their Measures

This document provides information about angles and their measurement. It defines an angle, the rays that form an angle, and the vertex as their common endpoint. It describes how to properly name angles and classify them as acute, right, obtuse, straight, or reflex based on their measure. The document explains that the measure of an angle is denoted by m∠ and can be approximated using a protractor measured in degrees. It states the Angle Addition Postulate - that if a point lies within an interior angle, the measure of that interior angle equals the sum of the measures of the two angles formed. Examples demonstrate using the postulate to find the measure of unknown angles.

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1-6 Angles and Their Measures

This document provides information about angles and their measurement. It defines an angle, the rays that form an angle, and the vertex as their common endpoint. It describes how to properly name angles and classify them as acute, right, obtuse, straight, or reflex based on their measure. The document explains that the measure of an angle is denoted by m∠ and can be approximated using a protractor measured in degrees. It states the Angle Addition Postulate - that if a point lies within an interior angle, the measure of that interior angle equals the sum of the measures of the two angles formed. Examples demonstrate using the postulate to find the measure of unknown angles.

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Name:___________________________ Period:___________ Date:___________

1-6 Angles and Their Measures

 An __________________ is the union of two rays that have the same


endpoint.

 The ________________ of an angle are two rays that form it.

 The _________________ of the angle is the common endpoint of the two rays

Naming Angles

There are three different angles shown below…

PQS or SQP
SQR or RQS

PQR or RQP

You should not name any of these angles as Q because all three angles have Q
as their vertex. The name Q would not distinguish one angle from the others.

Classifying Angles

Type of Angle Description


Acute Angle an angle that is less than 90°
Right Angle an angle that is 90° exactly
Obtuse Angle an angle that is greater than 90° but less than 180°
Straight Angle an angle that is 180° exactly
Reflex Angle an angle that is greater than 180°
The measure of A is denoted by mA. The measure of
an angle can be approximated using a protractor, using
units called degrees(°). For instance, BAC has a
measure of 50°, which can be written as mBAC = 50°.

Use a protractor to approximate the measure of the following angles.

 Congruent angles have the same measure

ANGLE ADDITION POSTULATE

 Angle Addition Postulate states that if a point S lies in the


interior of ∠PQR, then ∠PQS + ∠SQR = ∠PQR.

Examples of Angle Addition Postulate

1. Find m∠DAB

According to angle addition postulate, m∠DAC + m∠CAB


= m∠DAB.

So, m∠DAB = 35° + 30° = 65°.

2. Find m∠CAB. [Given ∠DAB = 64° and ∠DAC = 53°.]

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