Recognise Right Angles

In this activity, we’ll take a look at types of angles.

right angle is an angle that is equal to 90°.  

Here is a right angle.

Right angle marked with a rectangular marking

We can see it’s marked with a rectangle corner marker.

If you see an angle marked with a square or rectangle, it’s a right angle.

An acute angle is an angle that is smaller than 90°.  

Here is an acute angle.

acute angle

An obtuse angle is an angle that is larger than 90°.  

Here is an obtuse angle.

obtuse angle

Let’s look at an example question. 

Example

How many of the angles shown below are acute?

selection of angles

Answer

An acute angle is smaller than a right angle. 

Three of the triangles shown are acute (smaller than a right angle)

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