Math with Measurements – Angle II

An equilateral triangle is a triangle with all three sides of equal length. All of the angles in anequilateral triangle are equal. For example, the measure of each angle in the triangle shown is 60o because the sum of the angles in a triangleequals 180o. Since the sum of the angles in any triangle is 180 o, all equilateral triangles will have three 60 oangles.

In equilateral or isosceles triangles,the sides opposite the equal anglesare also equal.

In a triangle, the largest angle isopposite the longest side and thesmallest angle is opposite theshortest side.

Exterior Angles of Triangles: An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the opposite interior angles. In the below diagram, ∠d = ∠a + ∠b, where a and b interior angles and d is an exterior angle.

Calculate angles A, B and C on the truss.

∠C = 90 – 55 = 35

∠A = 180 – 55 = 125

∠B = 55 – 34 = 21

Interior angles of a polygon are inside it. Each interior angle of apolygon measures less than 180°. Exterior angles of a polygon areformed by extending one of two adjacent sides. The sum of the angles of a polygon can be found by dividingthe polygon into triangles using the diagonals and then multiplying thenumber of triangles by 180°. For example, a hexagon can be divided into 4 triangles, so the sumof the angle measures is 4(180°) = 720°. Each interior angle of a regular hexagon is 120°, one sixth of the total (720 ÷ 6 = 120).

An exterior angle issupplementary to its adjacent interior angle. Shown below are interiorand exterior angles of a regular pentagon and a regular hexagon.

A hexagon can be divided into 4 triangles, so the sumof the all interior angle measures is4(180°) = 720° and each interior angle is 720°÷ 6 = 120°.

Each exterior angle of a regular hexagon is 60 (180 – 120 = 60).

  1. Which angles that you know would you use to estimate these angles (left to right)?

A. 180°, 90°, 45° B. 45°, 120°, 90° C. 45°, 110°, 60°D. 90°, 60°, 60

  1. In the below quadrilateral,the two acute angles have measures of 35º and 70º. If one obtuse angle measures 145º, what is the angle measure of the second obtuse angle?

360 – 35 – 70 – 145 = 110

  1. Find the measures of ∠A and ∠D.

130 + 50 + 2x + x = 360 180 = 3xx = 60 = ∠D∠A = 120

  1. Which angle in the figure has a measure closest to 45°?
  1. p
  2. q
  3. r
  4. s
  1. The figure above is a regular hexagon. What is the value of x? 60
  1. In the figure at right, an arc of a circle with center P has been drawn to cut the line at Q. Then an arc with the same radius and center Q was drawn to cut the first arc at R. What would be the size of angle PRQ?
  1. 30o
  2. 45o
  3. 60o
  4. 75o
  1. In a quadrilateral (a polygon with four edges (or sides) and four vertices or corners), each of two angles has a measure of 115°. If the measure of a third angle is 70°, what is the measure of the remaining angle?
  1. 60°
  2. 70°
  3. 130°
  4. 140°
  1. The figure is not drawn to scale. ABC is an equilateral triangle. BCDE is a trapezoid where BE // CD. ACD is a straight line. Find CBE. 60
  1. WZYX is a trapezoid where WX // ZY. Find WZY.63 (180 – 117)

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