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An acute angle is an angle measuring between 0 and 90 degrees.
Example:
The following angles are all acute angles.
An obtuse angle is an angle measuring between 90 and 180 degrees.
Example:
The following angles are all obtuse.
A right angle is an angle measuring 90 degrees. Two lines or line segments that meet at a right angle are said to be perpendicular. Note that any two right angles are supplementary angles (a right angle is its own angle supplement).
Example:
The following angles are both right angles.
Two angles are called complementary angles if the sum of their degree measurements equals 90 degrees. One of the complementary angles is said to be the complement of the other.
Example:
These two angles are complementary.
Note that these two angles can be "pasted" together to form a right angle!
Two angles are called supplementary angles if the sum of their degree measurements equals 180 degrees. One of the supplementary angles is said to be the supplement of the other.
Example:
These two angles are supplementary.
Note that these two angles can be "pasted" together to form a straight line!
For any two lines that meet, such as in the diagram below, angle AEB and angle DEC are called vertical angles. Vertical angles have the same degree measurement. Angle BEC and angle AED are also vertical angles.
For any pair of parallel lines 1 and 2, that are both intersected by a third line, such as line 3 in the diagram below, angle A and angle D are called alternate interior angles. Alternate interior angles have the same degree measurement. Angle B and angle C are also alternate interior angles.
For any pair of parallel lines 1 and 2, that are both intersected by a third line, such as line 3 in the diagram below, angle A and angle D are called alternate exterior angles. Alternate exterior angles have the same degree measurement. Angle B and angle C are also alternate exterior angles.
For any pair of parallel lines 1 and 2, that are both intersected by a third line, such as line 3 in the diagram below, angle A and angle C are called corresponding angles. Corresponding angles have the same degree measurement. Angle B and angle D are also corresponding angles.
An angle bisector is a ray that divides an angle into two equal angles.
Example:
The blue ray on the right is the angle bisector of the angle on the left.
The red ray on the right is the angle bisector of the angle on the left.
Two lines that meet at a right angle are perpendicular.