Types of angles (right, acute, obtuse, straight)

Acute angle - greater than 0 and less than 90

Illustration of an acute angle, measuring less than 90 degrees. The angle is highlighted in orange, emphasizing its small size. A black curved arc marks the interior of the angle, visually representing the measure

Right angle - equals 90

Diagram of a right angle, measuring exactly 90 degrees. The two perpendicular orange lines form a perfect L-shape, with a small black square in the corner indicating the right angle property.

Obtuse angle - greater than 90 and less than 180

Diagram of an obtuse angle, measuring greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. The two orange lines form an open angle, with a black arc marking the angle measurement.

Straight angle - equals 180

Diagram of a straight angle, measuring exactly 180 degrees. A vertical orange line intersects a black semicircle, illustrating the concept of a straight angle in geometry.

Practice Types of Aangles (Right, Acute, Obtuse, Flat)

Examples with solutions for Types of Aangles (Right, Acute, Obtuse, Flat)

Exercise #1

ABC ∢\text{ABC} equal to 90°.

What angle is it?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the angle measure provided.
  • Step 2: Match the angle measure to the corresponding type of angle.
  • Step 3: Choose the correct type of angle from the multiple-choice options.

Let's break down the process:

Step 1: The problem specifies that ABC=90\angle \text{ABC} = 90^\circ.

Step 2: Recall the definitions of angle types. A right angle is defined as an angle that measures exactly 90 degrees.

Step 3: Out of the provided choices, select the one that represents a right angle.
- Right angle: =90\angle = 90^\circ (Correct Choice)
- Acute angle: <90\angle < 90^\circ
- Obtuse angle: >90\angle > 90^\circ and <180\angle < 180^\circ
- Flat angle: =180\angle = 180^\circ

Thus, the conclusion is that ABC\angle \text{ABC} is a Right angle.

Answer

Right angle

Exercise #2

What type of angle is

ABC ∢\text{ABC} ?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To determine the type of angle ABC \angle \text{ABC} , we will consider the following:

  • Step 1: Observe the positions of points A, B, and C, which are depicted in the diagram as lying on a straight line.
  • Step 2: Recognize that when three points lie on a straight line and a central point (B here) is between two others (A and C), it forms a flat angle.
  • Step 3: Recall that a flat angle is defined as an angle that measures 180180^\circ, which is the total rotation a line undergoes around a single point.

Visual inspection of the diagram confirms that points A, B, and C create a straight line. Hence, the angle ABC \angle \text{ABC} must be a flat angle.

Therefore, the angle ABC \angle \text{ABC} is a flat angle.

Answer

Flat angle

Exercise #3

ABC ∢\text{ABC} is an angle measuring less than 90°.

What kind of angle angle is it?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To determine what kind of angle ABC\angle \text{ABC} is, let's examine the given information: the angle is less than 9090^\circ.

  • Step 1: Recall the types of angles based on their measurements:
    • An acute angle measures less than 9090^\circ.
    • A right angle measures exactly 9090^\circ.
    • An obtuse angle measures greater than 9090^\circ but less than 180180^\circ.
    • A flat angle measures exactly 180180^\circ.
  • Step 2: Match the given information with these definitions.

Since ABC\angle \text{ABC} measures less than 9090^\circ, it fits the definition of an acute angle.

Therefore, the angle ABC\angle \text{ABC} is an acute angle.

Answer

Acute angle

Exercise #4

Which figure depicts a right angle?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

A right angle is equal to 90 degrees.

In diagrams (a) and (c), we can observe that the angle symbol is a symbol representing an angle that equals 90 degrees.

Answer

Exercise #5

Which of the following angles are obtuse?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

By definition, an obtuse angle is an angle that is greater than 90 degrees. We can observe that in one drawing there is an angle of 90 degrees and therefore it is not an obtuse angle, the other two angles are less than 90 degrees meaning they are also not obtuse, they are acute angles.

Therefore, none of the answers is correct.

Answer

None of the options

Exercise #6

right angle?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we need to recall the definition of a right angle.

A right angle is defined as an angle that measures exactly 90 90^\circ . This is a standard definition found in geometry, describing an angle formed by the intersection of two perpendicular lines.

Given the multiple-choice options, we need to identify which one corresponds to a right angle:

  • A right angle measures 90 90^\circ .

Let's examine the provided choices:

  1. Angle of 180°.
  2. Minor angle of 90°.
  3. Angle of 90°.
  4. Angle greater than 90°.

Choice 3, "Angle of 90°," directly matches the definition of a right angle.

Therefore, the correct answer is Angle of 90°.

Answer

Angle of 90°.

Exercise #7

What is a flat angle?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, let's begin by understanding what a flat angle is:

  • A flat angle is an angle that measures exactly 180180^\circ.
  • Visually, you can think of a flat angle as a straight line, where the two arms of the angle lie on opposite sides of the vertex, forming a straight angle.
  • It is larger than a right angle, which measures 9090^\circ, and exactly twice the measure of a right angle.
  • Flat angles are often used to understand the concept of supplementary angles, where two angles sum up to create a flat angle of 180180^\circ.
  • None of the sides of a flat angle are considered to turn; they continue in a straight direction.

Among the given choices, the option that correctly defines a flat angle is the one that states, "Angle of 180°."

Therefore, the solution to the problem is that a flat angle is an angle of 180180^\circ.

Answer

Angle of 180°.

Exercise #8

True or false?

An acute angle is smaller than a right angle.

Step-by-Step Solution

The definition of an acute angle is an angle that is smaller than 90 degrees.

Since an angle that equals 90 degrees is a right angle, the statement is true.

Answer

True

Exercise #9

True or false?

One of the angles in a rectangle may be an acute angle.

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

One of the properties of a rectangle is that all its angles are right angles.

Therefore, it is not possible for an angle to be acute, that is, less than 90 degrees.

Answer

False

Exercise #10

Choose the appropriate triangle according to the given:

Angle B is less than 90 degrees

Angle A is less than 90 degrees

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we need to identify what type of triangle aligns with having both given angles, Angle A and Angle B, less than 9090^\circ.

  • Step 1: Understand that for any triangle, the sum of the internal angles is always 180180^\circ.
  • Step 2: Since both Angle A and Angle B are less than 9090^\circ, they are acute. A triangle with two acute angles implies that the third angle should also be acute because all angles should sum up to less than 180180^\circ.
  • Step 3: We need to examine available options to determine if any comply with these properties of a triangle.

Now, let's analyze the given choices:

  • Choice 1 shows a triangle with a right angle, which contradicts the condition that both Angle A and Angle B are less than 9090^\circ.
  • Choice 2 explicitly indicates that none of the options are correct, suggesting no triangle fits the conditions given in the problem statement.
  • Choice 3, similarly to Choice 1, can't have two angles being less than 9090^\circ if one is a right angle.
  • Choice 4 again has a right angle, contradicting the initial condition.

All given diagrammatic options have a right angle (based on the SVG descriptions or their right-angled appearance), which directly violates the condition of both Angle A and Angle B being acute.

Therefore, the most appropriate answer is: None of the options.

Answer

None of the options.

Exercise #11

Choose the appropriate triangle according to the following:

Angle B equals 90 degrees.

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's note in which of the triangles angle B forms a right angle, meaning an angle of 90 degrees.

In answers C+D, we can see that angle B is smaller than 90 degrees.

In answer A, it is equal to 90 degrees.

Answer

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Exercise #12

ΔABC is a scalene triangle with acute angles.


Which angle is larger,
C ∢C or A ∢A ?

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Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

In this problem, we need to determine which angle, C \angle C or A \angle A , is larger in a scalene triangle with acute angles. However, we lack essential information such as specific side lengths or individual angle measurements, which would be necessary to apply triangle inequality or other angle-side relationships. The provided information is not sufficient to definitively compare the angles.

Given that no specific numeric information or other additional data to differentiate the angles is available, there is inherently no possible conclusion.

Therefore, the solution to this problem is: There is no way to know.

Answer

There is no way to know.

Exercise #13

ABC is an isosceles triangle

(A ∢A is the predominant angle).

Which angle is larger,B ∢B orC ∢C ?

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Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

In an isosceles triangle, two sides are equal, meaning the angles opposite those sides are equal. Given that A ∢A is the predominant (largest) angle, it follows that sides AB AB and AC AC are equal (assuming A ∢A is opposite these sides, based on typical isosceles configuration). Therefore, the angles opposite these sides, B ∢B and C ∢C , must be equal.

Applying the property of equal angles in an isosceles triangle:

  • The sum of the angles in a triangle is always 180°.
  • If A ∢A is the largest angle, then B+C=180°A ∢B + ∢C = 180° - ∢A .
  • Since B=C ∢B = ∢C in an isosceles triangle, we can state 2B=180°A 2∢B = 180° - ∢A leading to each angle B=C=180°A2 ∢B = ∢C = \frac{180° - ∢A}{2} .

Therefore, both angles B ∢B and C ∢C are equal.

The correct and final conclusion is: C=B ∢C=∢B .

Answer

C=B ∢C=∢B

Exercise #14

Triangle ABC is an obtuse triangle.

Which angle is larger, B ∢B or A ∢A ?

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Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we need to compare B \angle B and A \angle A in an obtuse triangle ABC.

A triangle is classified as obtuse when one of its angles is greater than 9090^\circ. In such a triangle, the largest angle is the obtuse angle.

Without loss of generality, if we consider any angle of the triangle, say C \angle C , to be the obtuse angle, it must be that C>90 \angle C > 90^\circ. This makes C \angle C the largest angle.

Given the angle sum property of triangles (A+B+C=180 \angle A + \angle B + \angle C = 180^\circ ), the sum of the two non-obtuse angles (A \angle A and B \angle B ) must be less than 9090^\circ, hence ensuring C \angle C remains the largest.

Since B \angle B and A \angle A must both be less than 9090^\circ, and the problem requires determining which is larger without any specific constraints on C \angle C , we observe:

  • If C \angle C is indeed obtuse, then A \angle A and B \angle B must add up to less than 9090^\circ, leading to B\angle B generally being greater than A \angle A under typical conditions unless otherwise specified.
  • This result denotes that B \angle B being comparably larger than A \angle A unless specified otherwise by additional conditions, which are absent here.

Therefore, B>A \angle B > \angle A .

Hence, in the context of the problem's provided choices and lacking other conditions, the solution is B>A\angle B > \angle A.

Thus, the larger angle is B>A\angle B > \angle A.

Answer

∢B>∢A

Exercise #15

ABC is an equilateral triangle.

Which angle is larger, B ∢B orA ∢A ?

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Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

In this problem, we need to determine which angle is larger between B ∢B and A ∢A in the equilateral triangle ABC \triangle ABC .

Let's start by recalling what an equilateral triangle is. In an equilateral triangle, all three sides have equal length, and consequently, all three internal angles are of equal measure. This is a fundamental property of equilateral triangles.

Since ABC \triangle ABC is equilateral, we know that each angle, including B ∢B and A ∢A , measures 60 60^\circ . This is because the sum of internal angles in any triangle is 180 180^\circ , and in an equilateral triangle, this total is divided equally among the three angles. Thus:
Aamp;=B=C=1803=60. \begin{aligned} ∢A &amp;= ∢B = ∢C = \frac{180^\circ}{3} = 60^\circ. \end{aligned}

Since both A ∢A and B ∢B are 60 60^\circ , neither angle is larger than the other; they are equal.

This means that the correct statement regarding their measures is that A=B ∢A = ∢B .

Thus, according to the choices provided, the correct answer is:

Choice 4: A=B ∢A = ∢B .

Answer

A=B ∢A=∢B