Acute Angles

Different Angles have different names:

types of angle

An Acute Angle is less than 90°

angle 54 degrees
This is an acute angle

All the angles below are acute angles:

 


A-cute
Also: the letter "A" has an acute angle.

Which Angle?

Remember to look carefully at which angle you are being asked to name:

The acute angle is the small angle which is less than 90°.

If you choose the larger angle you
will have a Reflex Angle instead:

angle acute vs reflex
  The smaller angle is an Acute Angle,
but the larger angle is a Reflex Angle

 

Mathopolis:Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10