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| [[Image:Angle Symbol.svg|thumb|right|∠, the angle symbol in [[Unicode]] is [[List of XML and HTML character entity references|U+2220]]|228x228px]]
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| In [[geometry]], an '''angle''' is the figure formed by two [[Ray (geometry)|rays]], called the ''sides'' of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the ''[[vertex (geometry)|vertex]]'' of the angle.<ref>{{SpringerEOM|id=Angle&oldid=13323|title=Angle|year=2001|last=Sidorov|first=L.A.}}</ref>
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| Angles are usually presumed to be in a [[Euclidean plane]] or in the [[Euclidean space]], but are also defined in [[non-Euclidean geometry|non-Euclidean geometries]]. In particular, in [[spherical geometry]], the [[spherical angle]]s are defined, using arcs of [[great circle]]s instead of rays.
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| ''Angle'' is also used to designate the [[measure (mathematics)|measure]] of an angle or of a [[Rotation (mathematics)|rotation]]. This measure is the ratio of the length of a [[arc (geometry)|circular arc]] to its [[radius]]. In the case of a geometric angle, the arc is centered at the vertex and delimited by the sides. In the case of a rotation, the arc is centered at the center of the rotation and delimited by any other point and its image by the rotation.
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| The word ''angle'' comes from the [[Latin]] word ''angulus'', meaning "a corner". The word ''angulus'' is a diminutive, of which the primitive form, ''angus'', does not occur in Latin. [[Cognate]] words are the [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|grc|ἀγκύλος}} ''(ankylοs)'', meaning "crooked, curved," and the [[English language|English]] word "[[ankle]]". Both are connected with the [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-European]] root ''*ank-'', meaning "to bend" or "bow".<ref>{{citation|last=Slocum|first=Jonathan|year=2007
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| |url=http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/ielex/X/P0089.html
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| |title=Preliminary Indo-European lexicon — Pokorny PIE data
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| |accessdate=2 Feb 2010|publisher=[[Linguistics Research Center at UT Austin|University of Texas research department: linguistics research center]]}}</ref>
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| [[Euclid]] defines a plane angle as the inclination to each other, in a plane, of two lines which meet each other, and do not lie straight with respect to each other. According to [[Proclus]] an angle must be either a quality or a quantity, or a relationship. The first concept was used by [[Eudemus of Rhodes|Eudemus]], who regarded an angle as a deviation from a [[straight line]]; the second by [[Carpus of Antioch]], who regarded it as the interval or space between the intersecting lines; Euclid adopted the third concept, although his definitions of right, acute, and obtuse angles are certainly quantitative.<ref>{{harvnb|Chisholm|1911}}; {{harvnb|Heiberg|1908|pp=177–178}}</ref><!-- This paragraph is quoted from EB1911, but its source seems to be Heath.-->
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| ==Identifying angles==
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| In mathematical expressions, it is common to use [[Greek letter]]s (<var>α</var>, <var>β</var>, <var>γ</var>, <var>θ</var>, <var>φ</var>, ...) to serve as [[Variable (mathematics)|variables]] standing for the size of some angle. (To avoid confusion with its other meaning, the symbol [[Pi|π]] is typically not used for this purpose.) Lower case roman letters (a, b, c, ...) are also used. See the figures in this article for examples.
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| In geometric figures, angles may also be identified by the labels attached to the three points that define them. For example, the angle at vertex A enclosed by the rays AB and AC (i.e. the lines from point A to point B and point A to point C) is denoted ∠BAC or <math>\widehat{\rm BAC}.</math> Sometimes, where there is no risk of confusion, the angle may be referred to simply by its vertex ("angle A").
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| Potentially, an angle denoted, say, ∠BAC might refer to any of four angles: the clockwise angle from B to C, the anticlockwise angle from B to C, the clockwise angle from C to B, or the anticlockwise angle from C to B, where the direction in which the angle is measured determines its sign (see [[#Positive and negative angles|Positive and negative angles]]). However, in many geometrical situations it is obvious from context that the positive angle less than or equal to 180 degrees is meant, and no ambiguity arises. Otherwise, a convention may be adopted so that ∠BAC always refers to the anticlockwise (positive) angle from B to C, and ∠CAB to the anticlockwise (positive) angle from C to B.
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| ==Types of angles==
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| === Individual angles ===
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| [[Image:Right angle.svg|thumb|left|150px|[[Right angle]].]]
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| [[Image:Reflex angle.svg|thumb|right|110px|[[Reflex angle]].]]
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| [[Image:Angle obtuse acute straight.svg|thumb|center|250px|Acute (<var>a</var>), obtuse (<var>b</var>), and straight (<var>c</var>) angles. The acute and obtuse angles are also known as oblique angles]]
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| *Angles smaller than a right angle (less than 90°) are called ''acute angles'' ("acute" meaning "sharp").
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| *An angle equal to 1/4 turn (90° or ''[[π]] / ''2 radians) is called a ''[[right angle]]''. Two lines that form a right angle are said to be ''[[normal (geometry)|normal]]'', ''[[orthogonality|orthogonal]]'', or ''[[perpendicular]]''.
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| *Angles larger than a right angle and smaller than a straight angle (between 90° and 180°) are called ''obtuse angles'' ("obtuse" meaning "blunt").
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| *An angle equal to 1/2 turn (180° or ''[[pi|π]]'' radians) is called a ''straight angle''.
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| *Angles larger than a straight angle but less than 1 turn (between 180° and 360°) are called ''reflex angles''.
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| *An angle equal to 1 turn (360° or 2''[[pi|π]]'' radians) is called a ''full angle'', ''complete angle'', or a ''perigon''.
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| *Angles that are not right angles or a multiple of a right angle are called ''oblique angles''.
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| The names, intervals, and measured units are shown in a table below:
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| === Equivalence angle pairs ===
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| *Angles that have the same measure (i.e. the same magnitude) are said to be ''equal'' or ''[[Congruence (geometry)|congruent]]''. An angle is defined by its measure and is not dependent upon the lengths of the sides of the angle (e.g. all ''right angles'' are equal in measure).
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| *Two angles which share terminal sides, but differ in size by an integer multiple of a turn, are called ''coterminal angles''.
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| *A ''reference angle'' is the acute version of any angle determined by repeatedly subtracting or adding straight angle (1/2 turn, 180°, or π radians), to the results as necessary, until the magnitude of result is an acute angle, a value between 0 and 1/4 turn, 90°, or π/2 radians. For example, an angle of 30 degrees has a reference angle of 30 degrees, and an angle of 150 degrees also has a reference angle of 30 degrees (180-150). An angle of 750 degrees has a reference angle of 30 degrees (750-720).<ref>http://www.mathwords.com/r/reference_angle.htm</ref>
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| === Intersecting angle pairs ===
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| [[File:Vertical Angles.svg|thumb|150px|left|Angles A and B are a pair of vertical angles; angles C and D are a pair of vertical angles.]]
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| [[Image:Adjacentangles.svg|right|thumb|225px|Angles ''A'' and ''B'' are adjacent.]]
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| When two straight lines intersect at a point, four angles are formed. Pairwise these angles are named according to their location relative to each other.
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| *A pair of angles opposite each other, formed by two intersecting straight lines that form an "X"-like shape, are called ''vertical angles'' or ''opposite angles'' or ''vertically opposite angles''. They are abbreviated as ''vert. opp. ∠s''.<ref name="tb">{{cite book|first1=TW|last1=Wong|first2=MS|last2=Wong|title=New Century Mathematics|location=Hong Kong|publisher=Oxford University Press|edition=1|volume=1B|pages=161–163|chapter=Angles in Intersecting and Parallel Lines|isbn=978-0-19-800176-8}}</ref>
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| :The equality of vertically opposite angles is called the ''vertical angle theorem''. [[Eudemus of Rhodes]] attributed the proof to [[Thales|Thales of Miletus]].<ref>{{cite book|author=[[Euclid]]|title=[[Euclid's Elements|The Elements]]|year=c. 300 BC}} Proposition I:13.</ref><ref name="William G. Shute 1960 pp. 25-27">William G. Shute, William W. Shirk, George F. Porter, ''Plane and Solid Geometry'', American Book Company (1960) pp. 25-27</ref> The proposition showed that since both of a pair of vertical angles is supplementary to both of the adjacent angles, the vertical angles are equal in measure. According to a historical Note,<ref name="William G. Shute 1960 pp. 25-27"/> when Thales visited Egypt, he observed that whenever the Egyptians drew two intersecting lines, they would measure the vertical angles to make sure that they were equal. Thales concluded that one could prove that all vertical angles are equal if one accepted some general notions such as: all straight angles are equal, equals added to equals are equal, and equals subtracted from equals are equal.
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| :In the figure, assume the measure of Angle ''A'' = ''x''. When two adjacent angles form a straight line, they are supplementary. Therefore, the measure of Angle ''C'' = 180 − ''x''. Similarly, the measure of Angle ''D'' = 180 − ''x''. Both Angle ''C'' and Angle ''D'' have measures equal to 180 - ''x'' and are congruent. Since Angle ''B'' is supplementary to both Angles ''C'' and ''D'', either of these angle measures may be used to determine the measure of Angle ''B''. Using the measure of either Angle ''C'' or Angle ''D'' we find the measure of Angle ''B'' = 180 - (180 - ''x'') = 180 - 180 + ''x'' = ''x''. Therefore, both Angle ''A'' and Angle ''B'' have measures equal to ''x'' and are equal in measure.
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| *''Adjacent angles'', often abbreviated as ''adj. ∠s'', are angles that share a common vertex and edge but do not share any interior points. In other words, they are angles that are side by side, or adjacent. Adjacent angles which sum to a right angle, straight angle or full angle are special and are respectively called ''complementary'', ''supplementary'' and ''explementary'' angles (see "Combine angle pairs" below).
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| A [[Transversal (geometry)|transversal]] is a line that intersects a pair of (often parallel) lines and is associated with ''alternate angles'', ''corresponding angle'', ''interior angles'', and ''exterior angles''.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
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| === Combine angle pairs ===
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| There are three special angle pairs which involves the summation of angles:
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| *''Complementary angles'' are angle pairs whose measures sum to one right angle (1/4 turn, 90°, or π / 2 radians). If the two complementary angles are adjacent their non-shared sides form a right angle. In Euclidean geometry, the two acute angles in a right triangle are complementary, because the sum of internal angles of a triangle is 180 degrees, and the right angle itself accounts for ninety degrees.
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| :The adjective complementary is from Latin ''complementum'', associated with the verb ''complere'', "to fill up". An acute angle is "filled up" by its complement to form a right angle.
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| :The difference between an angle and a right angle is termed the ''complement'' of the angle.
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| :If angles ''A'' and ''B'' are complementary, the following relationships hold:
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| :<math>\begin{align} \sin^2A + \sin^2B &= 1\\ \cos^2A + \cos^2B &= 1\\ \tan A &= \cot B \\ \sec A &= \csc B \end{align}.</math>
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| :(The [[tangent]] of an angle equals the [[cotangent]] of its complement and its secant equals the [[cosecant]] of its complement.)
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| :The [[prefix]] "co-" in the names of some trigonometric ratios refers to the word "complementary".
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| *Two angles that sum to a straight angle (1/2 turn, 180°, or π radians) are called ''supplementary angles''.
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| :If the two supplementary angles are [[adjacent angles|adjacent]] (i.e. have a common [[vertex (geometry)|vertex]] and share just one side), their non-shared sides form a [[line (geometry)|straight line]]. However, supplementary angles do not have to be on the same line, and can be separated in space. For example, adjacent angles of a [[parallelogram]] are supplementary, and opposite angles of a [[cyclic quadrilateral]] (one whose vertices all fall on a single circle) are supplementary.
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| :If a point P is exterior to a circle with center O, and if the [[tangent lines to circles|tangent lines]] from P touch the circle at points T and Q, then ∠TPQ and ∠TOQ are supplementary.
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| :The sines of supplementary angles are equal. Their cosines and tangents (unless undefined) are equal in magnitude but have opposite signs.
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| :In Euclidean geometry, any sum of two angles in a triangle are supplementary to the third, because the sum of internal angles of a triangle is a straight angle.
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| *Two angles that sum to a complete angle (1 turn, 360°, or 2π radians) are called ''explementary angles'' or ''conjugate angles''.
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| *:The difference between an angle and a complete angle is termed the ''explement'' of the angle or ''conjugate'' of an angle.
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| [[Image:Reflex angle.svg|thumb|right|125px|The sum of the reflex angle and the acute angle makes an ''explementary'' angle.]]
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| [[Image:Angle obtuse acute straight.svg|thumb|center|300px|The angles <var>a</var> and <var>b</var> are ''supplementary'' angles.]]
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| === Polygon related angles ===
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| *An angle that is part of a [[simple polygon]] is called an ''[[interior angle]]'' if it lies on the inside of that simple polygon. A [[Convex and concave polygons|concave]] simple polygon has at least one interior angle that is a reflex angle.
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| *:In [[Euclidean geometry]], the measures of the interior angles of a [[triangle]] add up to ''π'' radians, 180°, or 1/2 turn; the measures of the interior angles of a simple [[quadrilateral]] add up to 2''π'' radians, 360°, or 1 turn. In general, the measures of the interior angles of a [[polygon|simple polygon]] with ''n'' sides add up to [(''n'' − 2) × ''π''] radians, or [(''n'' − 2) × 180]°, (''2n'' − 4) right angles, or (''n/2'' − 1) turn.
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| *The supplement of the interior angle is called the ''[[exterior angle]]''. It measures the amount of rotation one has to make at this vertex to trace out the polygon. If the corresponding interior angle is a reflex angle, the exterior angle should be considered [[Negative number|negative]]. Even in a non-simple polygon it may be possible to define the exterior angle, but one will have to pick an [[orientation (mathematics)|orientation]] of the [[plane (mathematics)|plane]] (or [[surface]]) to decide the sign of the exterior angle measure.
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| *:In Euclidean geometry, the sum of the exterior angles of a simple polygon will be one full turn (360°). The exterior angle here could be called a ''supplementary exterior angle''. Because each side of an angle has a supplementary angle, there are two exterior angles per vertex. It is commonly used in [[Logo (programming language)|Logo Turtle Geometry]] when drawing regular polygons.
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| *Some authors use the name ''exterior angle'' of a simple polygon to simply mean the ''explement exterior angle'' (''not'' supplement!) of the interior angle.<ref>{{MathWorld |urlname=ExteriorAngle |title=Exterior Angle}}</ref> This conflicts with the above usage.
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| === Plane related angles ===
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| *The angle between two [[Plane (mathematics)|planes]] (such as two adjacent faces of a [[polyhedron]]) is called a ''[[dihedral angle]]''. It may be defined as the acute angle between two lines [[Normal (geometry)|normal]] to the planes.
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| *The angle between a plane and an intersecting straight line is equal to ninety degrees minus the angle between the intersecting line and the line that goes through the point of intersection and is normal to the plane.
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| ==Measuring angles==<!-- linked from [[Degree (angle)]] -->
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| The size of a geometric angle is usually characterized by the magnitude of the smallest rotation that maps one of the rays into the other. Angles that have the same size are sometimes called ''congruent angles''.
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| In some contexts, such as identifying a point on a circle or describing the ''orientation'' of an object in two dimensions relative to a reference orientation, angles that differ by an exact multiple of a full [[Turn (geometry)|turn]] are effectively equivalent. In other contexts, such as identifying a point on a [[spiral]] curve or describing the ''cumulative rotation'' of an object in two dimensions relative to a reference orientation, angles that differ by a non-zero multiple of a full turn are not equivalent.
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| [[Image:Angle measure.svg|right|thumb|The measure of angle <var>θ</var> is the quotient of <var>s</var> and <var>r</var>.]]
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| In order to measure an angle <var>[[theta|θ]]</var>, a [[circular arc]] centered at the vertex of the angle is drawn, e.g. with a pair of [[Compasses (drafting)|compasses]]. The length of the arc <var>s</var> is then divided by the radius of the arc <var>r</var>, and possibly multiplied by a scaling constant <var>k</var> (which depends on the units of measurement that are chosen):
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| Units used to represent angles are listed below in descending magnitude order. Of these units, the ''[[degree (angle)|degree]]'' and the ''[[radian]]'' are by far the most commonly used. Angles expressed in radians are dimensionless for the purposes of [[dimensional analysis]].
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| Most units of angular measurement are defined such that one ''[[Turn (geometry)|turn]]'' (i.e. one full circle) is equal to ''n'' units, for some whole number ''n''. The two exceptions are the radian and the diameter part.
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| ;Turn (''n'' = 1): The ''turn'', also ''cycle'', ''full circle'', ''revolution'', and ''rotation'', is complete circular movement or measure (as to return to the same point) with circle or ellipse. A turn is abbreviated {{tau}},''cyc'', ''rev'', or ''rot'' depending on the application, but in the acronym ''[[Revolutions per minute|rpm]]'' (revolutions per minute), just ''r'' is used. A ''turn'' of ''n'' units is obtained by setting {{nowrap|1= ''k'' = 1/(2{{pi}})}} in the formula above. The equivalence of 1 ''turn'' is 360°, 2{{pi}} rad, 400 grad, and 4 right angles. The symbol {{tau}} can also be used as a [[mathematical constant]] to represent 2{{pi}} radians. Used in this way ({{nowrap|1= ''k'' = {{tau}}/(2{{pi}})}}) allows for radians to be expressed as a fraction of a turn. For example, half a turn is {{nowrap|1= {{tau}}/2 = {{pi}}}}.
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| ;Quadrant (''n'' = 4): The ''quadrant'' is 1/4 of a turn, i.e. a ''[[right angle]]''. It is the unit used in [[Euclid's Elements]]. 1 quad. = 90° = {{pi}}/2 rad = 1/4 turn = 100 grad. In German the symbol <sup>∟</sup> has been used to denote a quadrant.
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| ;Sextant (''n'' = 6): The ''sextant'' (''angle of the [[equilateral triangle]]'') is 1/6 of a turn. It was the unit used by the [[Babylonians]],<ref>[[J.H. Jeans]] (1947), ''The Growth of Physical Science'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=JX49AAAAIAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA7 p.7]; [[Francis Dominic Murnaghan (mathematician)|Francis Dominic Murnaghan]] (1946), ''Analytic Geometry'', p.2</ref> and is especially easy to construct with ruler and compasses. The degree, minute of arc and second of arc are [[sexagesimal]] subunits of the Babylonian unit. 1 Babylonian unit = 60° = {{pi}}/3 rad ≈ 1.047197551 rad.
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| [[Image:Angle radian.svg|right|thumb|<var>θ</var> = <var>s</var>/<var>r</var> rad = 1 rad.]]
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| ;Radian (''n'' = 6.283...): The ''[[radian]]'' is the angle subtended by an arc of a circle that has the same length as the circle's radius. The case of radian for the formula given earlier, a ''radian'' of ''n'' = 2{{pi}} units is obtained by setting ''k'' = 2{{pi}} /(2{{pi}}) = 1. One turn is 2{{pi}} radians, and one radian is 180/{{pi}} degrees, or about 57.2958 degrees. The radian is abbreviated ''rad'', though this symbol is often omitted in mathematical texts, where radians are assumed unless specified otherwise. When radians are used angles are considered as dimensionless. The radian is used in virtually all mathematical work beyond simple practical geometry, due, for example, to the pleasing and "natural" properties that the [[trigonometric function]]s display when their arguments are in radians. The radian is the (derived) unit of angular measurement in the [[SI]] system.
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| ;Hour angle (''n'' = 24): The astronomical ''[[hour angle]]'' is 1/24 of a turn. Since this system is amenable to measuring objects that cycle once per day (such as the relative position of stars), the sexagesimal subunits are called ''minute of time'' and ''second of time''. Note that these are distinct from, and 15 times larger than, minutes and seconds of arc. 1 hour = 15° = {{pi}}/12 rad = 1/6 quad. = 1/24 ''turn'' ≈ 16.667 grad.
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| ;Point (''n'' = 32): The ''[[compass point|point]]'', used in [[navigation]], is 1/32 of a turn. 1 point = 1/8 of a right angle = 11.25° = 12.5 grad. Each point is subdivided in four quarter-points so that 1 turn equals 128 quarter-points.
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| ;Hexacontade (''n'' = 60): The ''hexacontade'' is a unit of 6° that [[Eratosthenes]] used, so that a whole turn was divided into 60 units.
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| ;Pechus (''n'' = 144–180): The ''pechus'' was a [[Babylonian mathematics|Babylonian]] unit equal to about 2° or 2½°.
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| ;Binary degree (''n'' = 256): The ''binary degree'', also known as the ''[[binary radian]]'' (or ''brad''), is 1/256 of a turn.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080628051746/http://www.oopic.com/pgchap15.htm ooPIC Programmer's Guide (archived)] ''www.oopic.com''</ref> The binary degree is used in computing so that an angle can be efficiently represented in a single [[byte]] (albeit to limited precision). Other measures of angle used in computing may be based on dividing one whole turn into 2<sup>''n''</sup> equal parts for other values of ''n''.<ref>[http://blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/archive/2010/01/04/angles-integers-and-modulo-arithmetic.aspx Angles, integers, and modulo arithmetic] Shawn Hargreaves ''blogs.msdn.com''</ref>
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| ;Degree (''n'' = 360): The ''[[degree (angle)|degree]]'', denoted by a small superscript circle (°), is 1/360 of a turn, so one ''turn'' is 360°. The case of degrees for the formula given earlier, a ''degree'' of ''n'' = 360° units is obtained by setting ''k'' = 360°/(2{{pi}}). One advantage of this old [[sexagesimal]] subunit is that many angles common in simple geometry are measured as a whole number of degrees. Fractions of a degree may be written in normal decimal notation (e.g. 3.5° for three and a half degrees), but the "minute" and "second" sexagesimal subunits of the "degree-minute-second" system are also in use, especially for [[Geographic coordinate system|geographical coordinates]] and in [[astronomy]] and [[ballistics]]:
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| ;Diameter part (''n'' = 376.99...): The ''diameter part'' (occasionally used in Islamic mathematics) is 1/60 radian. One "diameter part" is approximately 0.95493°. There are about 376.991 diameter parts per turn.
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| ;Grad (''n'' = 400): The ''[[grad (angle)|grad]]'', also called ''grade'', ''gradian'', or ''gon'', is 1/400 of a turn, so a right angle is 100 grads. It is a decimal subunit of the quadrant. A [[kilometre]] was historically defined as a [[centi]]-grad of arc along a great circle of the Earth, so the kilometer is the decimal analog to the [[sexagesimal]] nautical mile. The grad is used mostly in [[triangulation]].
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| ;Mil (''n'' = 6000–6400): The ''[[angular mil|mil]]'' is any of several units that are ''approximately'' equal to a [[milliradian]]. There are several definitions ranging from 0.05625 to 0.06 degrees (3.375 to 3.6 minutes), with the milliradian being approximately 0.05729578 degrees (3.43775 minutes). In [[NATO]] countries, it is defined as 1/6400th of a circle. Its value is approximately equal to the angle subtended by a width of 1 metre as seen from 1 km away (2{{pi}} / 6400 = 0.0009817… ≒ 1/1000).
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| ;Minute of arc (''n'' = 21,600): The ''[[minute of arc]]'' (or ''MOA'', ''arcminute'', or just ''minute'') is 1/60 of a degree = 1/21600 turn. It is denoted by a single prime ( ′ ). For example, 3° 30′ is equal to 3 + 30/60 degrees, or 3.5 degrees. A mixed format with decimal fractions is also sometimes used, e.g. 3° 5.72′ = 3 + 5.72/60 degrees. A [[nautical mile]] was historically defined as a minute of arc along a [[great circle]] of the Earth.
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| ;Second of arc (''n'' = 1,296,000): The ''[[second of arc]]'' (or ''arcsecond'', or just ''second'') is 1/60 of a minute of arc and 1/3600 of a degree. It is denoted by a double prime ( ″ ). For example, 3° 7′ 30″ is equal to 3 + 7/60 + 30/3600 degrees, or 3.125 degrees.
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| ===Positive and negative angles===
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| Although the definition of the measurement of an angle does not support the concept of a negative angle, it is frequently useful to impose a convention that allows positive and negative angular values to represent orientations and/or rotations in opposite directions relative to some reference.
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| In a two dimensional [[Cartesian coordinate system]], an angle is typically defined by its two sides, with its vertex at the origin. The ''initial side'' is on the positive [[x-axis]], while the other side or ''terminal side'' is defined by the measure from the initial side in radians, degrees, or turns. With ''positive angles'' representing rotations toward the positive [[y-axis]] and ''negative angles'' representing rotations toward the negative y-axis. When Cartesian coordinates are represented by ''standard position'', defined by the x-axis rightward and the y-axis upward, positive rotations are [[anticlockwise]] and negative rotations are [[clockwise]].
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| In many contexts, an angle of −''θ'' is effectively equivalent to an angle of "one full turn minus ''θ''". For example, an orientation represented as − 45° is effectively equivalent to an orientation represented as 360° − 45° or 315°. However, a rotation of − 45° would not be the same as a rotation of 315°.
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| In three dimensional geometry, "clockwise" and "anticlockwise" have no absolute meaning, so the direction of positive and negative angles must be defined relative to some reference, which is typically a [[Vector (geometric)|vector]] passing through the angle's vertex and perpendicular to the plane in which the rays of the angle lie.
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| In [[navigation]], [[bearing (navigation)|bearings]] are measured relative to north. By convention, viewed from above, bearing angle are positive clockwise, so a bearing of 45° corresponds to a north-east orientation. Negative bearings are not used in navigation, so a north-west orientation corresponds to a bearing of 315°.
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| ===Alternative ways of measuring the size of an angle===
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| There are several alternatives to measuring the size of an angle by the corresponding angle of rotation.
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| The ''[[grade (slope)|grade of a slope]]'', or ''gradient'' is equal to the [[tangent (trigonometric function)|tangent]] of the angle, or sometimes (rarely) the [[sine]]. Gradients are often expressed as a percentage. For very small values (less than 5%), the grade of a slope is approximately the measure of an angle in radians.
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| In [[rational geometry]] the ''spread'' between two lines is defined at the square of sine of the angle between the lines. Since the sine of an angle and the sine of its supplementary angle are the same any angle of rotation that maps one of the lines into the other leads to the same value of the spread between the lines.
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| ===Astronomical approximations===
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| Astronomers measure angular separation of objects in degrees from their point of observation.
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| * 0.5° is approximately the width of the sun or moon.
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| * 1° is approximately the width of a little finger at arm's length.
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| * 10° is approximately the width of a closed fist at arm's length.
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| * 20° is approximately the width of a handspan at arm's length.
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| These measurements clearly depend on the individual subject, and the above should be treated as rough [[rule of thumb]] approximations only.
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| ==Angles between curves==
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| [[Image:Curve angles.svg|thumb|right|The angle between the two curves at P is defined as the angle between the tangents <var>A</var> and <var>B</var> at <var>P</var>]]
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| The angle between a line and a [[curve]] (mixed angle) or between two intersecting curves (curvilinear angle) is defined to be the angle between the [[tangent]]s at the point of intersection. Various names (now rarely, if ever, used) have been given to particular cases:—''amphicyrtic'' (Gr. ''{{lang|grc|ἀμφί}}'', on both sides, ''κυρτός'', convex) or ''cissoidal'' (Gr. ''κισσός'', ivy), biconvex; ''xystroidal'' or ''sistroidal'' (Gr. ''ξυστρίς'', a tool for scraping), concavo-convex; ''amphicoelic'' (Gr. ''κοίλη'', a hollow) or ''angulus lunularis'', biconcave.<ref>{{harvnb|Chisholm|1911}}; {{harvnb|Heiberg|1908|p=178}}</ref><!-- Again, most of this paragraph is from EB1911 with Heath used as its source. -->
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| ==Dot product and generalisation==
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| In the [[Euclidean space|Euclidean plane]], the angle θ between two [[Vector (geometric)|vectors]] '''u''' and '''v''' is related to their [[dot product]] and their lengths by the formula
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| :<math>\mathbf{u} \cdot \mathbf{v} = \cos(\theta)\ \|\mathbf{u}\|\ \|\mathbf{v}\|.</math>
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| This formula supplies an easy method to find the angle between two planes (or curved surfaces) from their [[normal vector]]s and between [[skew lines]] from their vector equations.
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| ==Inner product==
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| To define angles in an abstract real [[inner product space]], we replace the Euclidean dot product ( '''·''' ) by the inner product <math>\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle</math>, i.e.
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| :<math>\langle\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}\rangle = \cos(\theta)\ \|\mathbf{u}\|\ \|\mathbf{v}\|.</math>
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| In a complex [[inner product space]], the expression for the cosine above may give non-real values, so it is replaced with
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| :<math>\operatorname{Re}(\langle\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}\rangle) = \cos(\theta)\ \|\mathbf{u}\|\ \|\mathbf{v}\|.</math>
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| or, more commonly, using the absolute value, with
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| :<math> |\langle\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}\rangle| = \cos(\theta)\ \|\mathbf{u}\|\ \|\mathbf{v}\|.</math>
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| The latter definition ignores the direction of the vectors and thus describes the angle between one-dimensional subspaces <math>\operatorname{span}(\mathbf{u})</math> and <math>\operatorname{span}(\mathbf{v})</math> spanned by the vectors <math>\mathbf{u}</math> and <math>\mathbf{v}</math> correspondingly.
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| ==Angles between subspaces==
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| The definition of the angle between one-dimensional subspaces <math>\operatorname{span}(\mathbf{u})</math> and <math>\operatorname{span}(\mathbf{v})</math> given by
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| :<math> |\langle\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v}\rangle| = \cos(\theta)\ \|\mathbf{u}\|\ \|\mathbf{v}\|</math>
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| in a [[Hilbert space]] can be extended to subspaces of any finite dimensions. Given two subspaces <math>\mathcal{U},\mathcal{W}</math> with <math>\operatorname{dim}(\mathcal{U}):=k\leq \operatorname{dim}(\mathcal{W}):=l</math>, this leads to a definition of <math>k</math> angles called canonical or [[principal angles]] between subspaces.
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| ==Angles in Riemannian geometry==
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| In [[Riemannian geometry]], the [[metric tensor]] is used to define the angle between two [[tangent]]s. Where ''U'' and ''V'' are tangent vectors and ''g''<sub>''ij''</sub> are the components of the metric tensor ''G'',
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| :<math>
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| \cos \theta = \frac{g_{ij}U^iV^j}
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| {\sqrt{ \left| g_{ij}U^iU^j \right| \left| g_{ij}V^iV^j \right|}}.
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| </math>
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| ==Angles in geography and astronomy==
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| In [[geography]], the location of any point on the Earth can be identified using a ''[[geographic coordinate system]]''. This system specifies the [[latitude]] and [[longitude]] of any location in terms of angles subtended at the centre of the Earth, using the [[equator]] and (usually) the [[Greenwich meridian]] as references.
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| In [[astronomy]], a given point on the [[celestial sphere]] (that is, the apparent position of an astronomical object) can be identified using any of several ''[[astronomical coordinate systems]]'', where the references vary according to the particular system. Astronomers measure the ''[[angular separation]]'' of two [[star]]s by imagining two lines through the centre of the [[Earth]], each intersecting one of the stars. The angle between those lines can be measured, and is the angular separation between the two stars.
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| Astronomers also measure the ''apparent size'' of objects as an [[angular diameter]]. For example, the [[full moon]] has an angular diameter of approximately 0.5°, when viewed from Earth. One could say, "The Moon's diameter subtends an angle of half a degree." The [[small-angle formula]] can be used to convert such an angular measurement into a distance/size ratio.
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Bisection#Angle bisector|Angle bisector]]
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| *[[Angular velocity]]
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| *[[Argument (complex analysis)]]
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| *[[Astrological aspect]]
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| *[[Central angle]]
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| *[[Clock angle problem]]
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| *[[Great circle distance]]
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| *[[Hyperbolic angle]]
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| *[[Inscribed angle]]
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| *[[Irrational angle]]
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| *[[Protractor]]
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| *[[Solid angle]] for a concept of angle in three dimensions.
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| *[[Spherical angle]]
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| ==Notes==
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==Sources==
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| *{{cite book |ref=harv|first=Johan Ludvig |last=Heiberg |year=1908 |title=Euclid |editor-first=T. L. |editor-last=Heath |editor-link=T. L. Heath |series=The thirteen books of Euclid's Elements |volume=1 |publisher=Cambridge University press|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UhgPAAAAIAAJ}}
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| ;Attribution
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| *{{EB1911|wstitle=Angle}}
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| ==External links==
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| {{Commons category|Angles}}
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| *[http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/Geometry/CyQuadri.shtml Angle Bisectors in a Quadrilateral] at [[cut-the-knot]]
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| *[http://www.cut-the-knot.org/triangle/TriangleFromBisectors.shtml Constructing a triangle from its angle bisectors] at [[cut-the-knot]]
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| *[http://www.austinastro.org/angles.html Angle Estimation] – for basic [[astronomy]]
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| *[http://www.mathopenref.com/tocs/constructionstoc.html Various angle constructions with compass and straightedge]
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| * [http://www.mathopenref.com/anglecomplementary.html Complementary Angles animated demonstration. ] With interactive applet
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| * [http://www.mathopenref.com/anglesupplementary.html Supplementary Angles animated demonstration. ] With interactive applet
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| * [http://www.mathopenref.com/tocs/anglestoc.html Angle definition pages] with interactive applets that are also useful in a classroom setting. Math Open Reference
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