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What is an Acute Triangle? | Types of Triangles | Math with Mr. J

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What is an Acute Triangle? | Types of Triangles | Math with Mr. J
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Summary

How to name, measure, and draw angles with a protractor -- acute, right, obtuse, and straight. Mr. J reads the protractor carefully.

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Discussion questions

An angle is the turn between two rays; a protractor measures it in degrees.

  1. What is the difference between an acute and an obtuse angle?
  2. How many degrees is a right angle? A straight angle?
  3. How do you line up a protractor to measure?

Quick work-a-long

Words to know: angle, degree, acute, obtuse, right angle

  • Measure an angle in the room with a protractor.
  • Draw a 45-degree angle and a 120-degree angle.