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Study Guide: GMAT Exam: A Simple Guide To Geometry - Angles
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GMAT Exam: A Simple Guide To Geometry - Angles

By Fatskills Exam Guides Team — the exam nerds behind 28,500+ quizzes and 2.1M practice questions across 500+ global exams.

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Angles are measured in degrees.

One degree (°) is images of a complete rotation around a circle.

- right angle measures exactly 90°.
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The box in the corner denotes a right angle.

- acute angle measures greater than 0°, but less than 90°.
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- obtuse angle measures greater than 90°, but less than 180°.
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- straight angle measures exactly 180°.
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- complementary angles. Each is the other’s complement.
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- supplementary angles. Each is the other’s supplement.
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- Adjacent angles are two angles that have a common vertex and a common side, with no overlap.
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- Vertical angles are two nonadjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines.

Tip: Two intersecting lines form four angles.
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Vertical angles formed by two intersecting lines are congruent and thus have the same measure.

In the figure shown, a° = c° and b° = d°.
 



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