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1-4 Study Guide and Intervention

Angle Measure
Measure Angles If two noncollinear rays have a common B
endpoint, they form an angle. The rays are the sides of the angle.
The common endpoint is the vertex. The angle at the right can be
named as A, BAC, CAB, or 1. 1

A right angle is an angle whose measure is 90. An acute angle A C

has measure less than 90. An obtuse angle has measure greater
than 90 but less than 180.

Example 1 S R T
Example 2 Measure each angle and
1 2 3 classify it as right, acute, or obtuse.
Q
P
E
D

a. Name all angles that have R as a

A
vertex. B C
Three angles are 1, 2, and 3. For
other angles, use three letters to name a.
ABD
them: SRQ, PRT, and SRT. Using a protractor, mABD  50.
b. Name the sides of
1. 50  90, so ABD is an acute angle.
, RP
RS  b.
DBC
Using a protractor, mDBC  115.
180  115  90, so DBC is an obtuse
angle.
c.
EBC
Using a protractor, mEBC  90.
EBC is a right angle.

Exercises
Refer to the figure. A B
4 3

Lesson 1-4
1. Name the vertex of 4. 1
2
D C
2. Name the sides of BDC.

3. Write another name for DBC.

Measure each angle in the figure and classify it as right,

acute, or obtuse. N
M
S
4. MPR

5. RPN P R

6. NPS

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1-4 Study Guide and Intervention (continued)

Angle Measure
Congruent Angles Angles that have the same measure are
congruent angles. A ray that divides an angle into two congruent M
angles is called an angle bisector. In the figure, 
N
PN is the angle
bisector of MPR. Point N lies in the interior of MPR and
MPN  NPR.
P R

Example Refer to the figure above. If m
MPN  2x  14 and

m
NPR  x  34, find x and find m
MPR.
Since 
PN bisects MPR, MPN  NPR, or mMPN  mNPR.
2x  14  x  34 mNPR  (2x  14)  (x  34)
2x  14
x  x  34
x  54  54
x  14  34  108
x  14
14  34
14
x  20

Exercises
 bisects
PQT, and QP
QS  and QR
 are opposite rays.
T
1. If mPQT  60 and mPQS  4x  14, find the value of x. S

P Q R
2. If mPQS  3x  13 and mSQT  6x
2, find mPQT.

 and BC
BA  are opposite rays, BF
 bisects
CBE, and
 bisects
ABE.
BD E
D F
3. If mEBF  6x  4 and mCBF  7x
2, find mEBC. 2 3
1 4
A B C

4. If m1  4x  10 and m2  5x, find m2.

5. If m2  6y  2 and m1  8y
14, find mABE.

6. Is DBF a right angle? Explain.

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1-4 Skills Practice

Angle Measure
For Exercises 1–12, use the figure at the right.
U
Name the vertex of each angle. 4
S T
5 3
1. 4 2. 1
1
W 2V
3. 2 4. 5

Name the sides of each angle.

5. 4 6. 5

7. STV 8. 1

Write another name for each angle.

9. 3 10. 4

11. WTS 12. 2

Measure each angle and classify it as right, acute,

or obtuse. P

13. NMP 14. OMN Q O

L M N
15. QMN 16. QMO

 and BC
 are opposite rays, Lesson 1-4
ALGEBRA In the figure, BA
 bisects
EBC, and BF
BD  bisects
ABE. E
F
D
17. If mEBD  4x  16 and mDBC  6x  4,
find mEBD.
A B C

18. If mABF  7x
8 and mEBF  5x  10,

find mEBF.

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1-4 Practice
Angle Measure
For Exercises 1–10, use the figure at the right.
N
6
Name the vertex of each angle.
7 O
1. 5 2. 3 5
8
4
M
1 P
3. 8 4. NMP 2 3
Q
R

Name the sides of each angle.

5. 6 6. 2

7. MOP 8. OMN

Write another name for each angle.

9. QPR 10. 1

Measure each angle and classify it as right, acute,

or obtuse. V W

11. UZW 12. YZW U X

T Z Y
13. TZW 14. UZT

 and CD
ALGEBRA In the figure, CB  are opposite rays,
 bisects
DCF, and CG
CE  bisects
FCB. D
E

15. If mDCE  4x  15 and mECF  6x
5,

C
find mDCE. F

16. If mFCG  9x  3 and mGCB  13x
9, G B

find mGCB.

17. TRAFFIC SIGNS The diagram shows a sign used to warn

drivers of a school zone or crossing. Measure and classify
each numbered angle. 2

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1-4 Reading to Learn Mathematics

Angle Measure
Pre-Activity How big is a degree?
Read the introduction to Lesson 1-4 at the top of page 29 in your textbook.
• A semicircle is half a circle. How many degrees are there in a
semicircle?
• How many degrees are there in a quarter circle?

Reading the Lesson

1. Match each description in the first column with one of the terms in the second column.
Some terms in the second column may be used more than once or not at all.
a. a figure made up of two noncollinear rays with a 1. vertex
common endpoint 2. angle bisector
b. angles whose degree measures are less than 90 3. opposite rays
c. angles that have the same measure 4. angle
d. angles whose degree measures are between 90 and 180 5. obtuse angles
e. a tool used to measure angles 6. congruent angles
f. the common endpoint of the rays that form an angle 7. right angles
g. a ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles 8. acute angles
9. compass
10. protractor
2. Use the figure to name each of the following.
a. a right angle E
F
D
b. an obtuse angle 28
28 C
c. an acute angle
d. a point in the interior of EBC A B G
e. a point in the exterior of EBA
f. the angle bisector of EBC
g. a point on CBE
h. the sides of ABF
i. a pair of opposite rays

Lesson 1-4
j. the common vertex of all angles shown in the figure
k. a pair of congruent angles
l. the angle with the greatest measure

Helping You Remember

3. A good way to remember related geometric ideas is to compare them and see how they
are alike and how they are different. Give some similarities and differences between
congruent segments and congruent angles.

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1-4 Enrichment

Angle Relationships
Angles are measured in degrees (). Each degree of an angle is divid-
ed into 60 minutes (), and each minute of an angle is
divided into 60 seconds ( ).
60  1
60  1
1
67  6730
2
70.4  70°24
90  89°60

Two angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is 90.

Find the complement of each of the following angles.

1. 3515 2. 2716 3. 1554

4. 291822 5. 342945 6. 8723

Two angles are supplementary if the sum of their measures is 180.

Find the supplement of each of the following angles.
7. 12018 8. 8412 9. 1102

10. 451624 11. 392154 12. 1291836

13. 985259 14. 9232 15. 123

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