Year 7 & 8

Chapter 7

Angles
An angle measures the amount of turn.

Names of Angles

As the angle increases, the name changes.

Types of Angle Description

Acute Angle is less than 90°
Right Angle is 90° exactly
Obtuse Angle is greater than 90°but less than 180°
Straight Angle is exactly 180°
Reflex Angle is greater than 180°
Full Rotation is 360° exactly

Positive and negative angles

When measuring from a line

 A positive angle goes counter clockwise (opposite direction that clock goes on).
 A negative angle goes clockwise.

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Parts of an Angle

The corner point of an angle is called the vertex.

And the two straight sides are called arms.

The angle is the amount of turn between each arm.

How to Label Angles

Two ways to label angles

1. Give the angle a name usually a lower case letter like a or b or sometimes a Greek letter like
α ∨β∨γ ∨δ ∨θ etc .
2. Or by the three letters on the shape that define the angle, with the middle letter being
where the angle actually is (its vertex).

Eg. Angle a is “ BAC” AND angle θ is “ BCD”

Exercises
1. The angle 89° is -------- angle.
2. The angle 234° is --------- angle.
3. The angle 98° is ---------- angle.
4.

Which is closest to the size of angle AOB?

A. 33° B. 57° C. 123° D. 147°

5.

Which is closest to the size of angle EOF?

A. 106° B. 164° C. 254° D. 286°

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6.

Which is closest to the size of angle COD?

A. 41° B. 49° C. 131° D. 169°

7.

For the angle shown in the diagram, the arrow points to its

A. arm B. corner C. vertex D. bend

8.

By using three letters on the shape, label the angles α ∧β.

9. If two acute angles are added together, which of the following is
not possible for their sum:
A. Acute B. Right C. Obtuse D. Straight

Degrees (Angles)
We can measure angles in Degrees.
It can also be measured in Radians.
The Degree Symbol
We use a little circle “following the number to mean degrees”.

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For example 90° mean 90 degrees.

One Degree

The Full Circle

 A full circle is 360°.

 Half a circle is 180°. (called a straight angle)
 Quarter of a circle is 90°. (called a right angle)

Measuring Degrees
We often measure degree using protractors.

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Exercises
1. How many degrees are there in one right angle?
2. How many degrees are there in one straight angle?
3. How many degrees are there in one full rotation?
4.

One of these angles is 30° . Which one do

you think it is?

5.

One of these angles is 300°. Which one do

you think it is?

6. How many degrees are there in three straight angles?

7. How many degrees are there in three right angles?

8.

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One of these angles is 130°. Which one do you

think it is?

9.

One of these angles is 250°. Which one do you

think it is?

10. How many degrees are there in 5 straight angles?

Parallel Lines and Pairs of Angles

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Parallel Lines
Lines are parallel if they are always in the same distance apart (called “equidistant”), and will never
meet. Just remember:

Always the same distance apart and never touching.

The red line is parallel to the red line in each of these examples;

Parallel lines also point in the same direction.

Pairs of Angles
When parallel lines get crossed by another line (which is called a transversal), you can see that
many angles are the same, as in this example.

These angles can be made into pairs of angles which

have special names like

 Vertical angles
 Corresponding angles
 Alternate interior angles
 Alternate exterior angles
 Consecutive interior angles

Vertical Angles
Vertical angles are the angles opposite each other when two lines cross.

Corresponding Angles

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The angles in matching corners are called corresponding angles.

Alternate Interior Angles

Alternate interior angles are a pair of angles on the inner side of each of those two lines but on
opposite sides of the transversal.

Alternate Exterior Angles

Alternate exterior angles are a pair of angles on the outer side of each of those two lines but on
opposite sides of the transversal.

Consecutive Interior Angles

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Consecutive interior angles are the pairs of angles on one side of the transversal but inside the two
lines are called consecutive interior angles.

Angles on One Side of A Straight Line

Angles on one side of a straight line always add to 180 degrees.

Exercises
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1.

What is angle “a”?

2.

What is angle a?

3.

What is angle b?

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Angles on One Side of A Straight Line

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Angles around a point will always add up to 360°.

Exercises
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4. What is the size of one angle at a center of a regular pentagon (five-sided polygon)?
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7. There are 6 angles at a point. One of them is 45° and the other five angles are all equal.
What is the size of each of those equal angles?
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