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GCSE Maths: Angles: types of

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  1. What is an acute angle?

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    An angle that is less than 90°.

  2. What is a right angle?

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    An angle that measures exactly 90°.

  3. What is an obtuse angle?

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    An angle that is greater than 90° but less than 180°.

  4. What is a reflex angle?

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    An angle that is greater than 180° but less than 360°.

  5. Which type of angle is the smallest: acute, right, obtuse, or reflex?

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    Acute.

  6. What is the sum of three angles that meet at a point?

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    360 degrees.

  7. If you read 32° on a protractor but should have read the outside number instead, what is the correct angle measurement?

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    148°. (The inside and outside scales on a protractor are supplementary: 180° - 32° = 148°.)

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