Tag: angles

Angle Measurement and Circle Arcs

Typical measure for each angle is in degrees. The term comes from a circle. It is understood that there are 360 degrees in a circle. There is no definite answer when it comes to determining the origin of this 360 degree figure, however it is thought to refer to the days of the year. To…...

Introduction to Angles

An angle is more commonly defined as two rays with a single vertex. Note that the vertex of the two rays is also the vertex of the angle.   Rays  and  formed the angle at the vertex A. In order to properly refer to angles we give them names, just like we name lines, rays etc.…...