Angle

Angle sizes
sizes and
and names
names Angles

On a balloon ride in France, Pierre and Franc look down upon the famous La Belle Gardens where
Joe, the gardener, is working. Study the gardens with Pierre and Franc.

This is a formal garden, where all garden beds are symmetrical and regular in shape.
1 a What size is each inside angle of the hexagonal rose garden? _________________
b What is the total of these angles? _________________
2 How many right-angled triangles are there? _________________
3 a Can there be more than one right angle in a triangle? _________________
b Why? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
4 What size are the two equal angles on the right-angled triangles? _________________
5 a What type of triangles are the daisy beds? _________________
b What size is each of their angles? _________________
c What is the size of the outside angles of the hexagon? _________________
d To be sure you are correct, the inside angle and the outside angle should equal ______________.
Why? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
6 This garden has ______________________________ symmetry to the order of _________________ .

40 ACMMG141 Geometric reasoning • Investigate, with and without digital technologies, angles on a straight line, angles at a point and vertically opposite angles.
Use results to find unknown angles. • Measure angles in degrees.
 Drawing
Drawing 2D
2D shapes
shapes 2D shapes

1 On plain paper, use a pencil, ruler and protractor to draw these shapes. Follow the procedures.
a a square b a rectangle c an equilateral triangle
• baseline 5 cm • baseline 10 cm • baseline 6 cm
• label it A B • label it X Y • label it J K
• angle of 90º at A, arm 5 cm • angle of 90º at X, arm 4 cm • angle of 60º at J
• repeat at B • repeat at Y • repeat at K
• join to make a square • join to make a rectangle • allow arms to cross (intersect)
• draw diagonals • draw diagonals • draw axes of symmetry
2 List the properties of each shape. Choose from this list.
4 right angles, 3 equal sides, 4 equal sides, 3 angles of 60º, 2 diagonals of equal length,
2 axes of symmetry, opposite sides equal, 4 axes of symmetry, 4 sides, 3 axes of symmetry

a square b rectangle c equilateral triangle

3 Properties of other regular polygons.
PENTAGON HEXAGON OCTAGON

a ___________ equal sides b ___________ equal sides c ___________ equal sides

___________ equal angles ___________ equal angles ___________ equal angles
___________ diagonals ___________ diagonals ___________ diagonals
___________ axes of symmetry ___________ axes of symmetry ___________ axes of symmetry

Challenge! What is the sum of all angles: in a pentagon?

in a hexagon?
in an octagon?

ACMMG137 Using units of measurement • Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths and area using appropriate units. • Recognise and investigate familiar
objects using concrete materials.
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 Angle
Angle sum
sum Angles

1 To prove that the angles of a triangle add up to 180° carry out the following investigation.
a On coloured paper, draw any triangle with sides of between 5 cm and 10 cm.
b Mark each angle with letters A, B and C. B
c Cut the triangle in three to isolate each angle.
d Place the angles labelled A, B and C side by side
to form a straight line on white paper.
A
e Write a sentence to explain your findings.
C

__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
C
A B __________________________________________________

2 Write the size of the missing angle in each triangle.

60°
a b 60° c
25°

30°
60°
110°

d e

25° 30°
20° 20°

3 Write the size of the missing angles in these quadrilaterals.

120° 60° 50° c

a b 130° d

42 ACMMG141 Geometric reasoning • Investigate, with and without digital technologies, angles on a straight line, angles at a point and vertically opposite angles.
Use results to find unknown angles. • Identify the size of angles.
 Triangles
Triangles 2D shapes

1 Name four kinds of triangles.

a has 3 equal sides and three equal angles ___________________________________________________________
b has two equal sides and two equal angles ___________________________________________________________
c has no equal sides and no equal angles ___________________________________________________________
d has one right angle ___________________________________________________________

2 Identify the following triangles. Use a ruler and a protractor to measure.

a b c d

3 Draw a triangle with sides of 4 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm.

a Draw a baseline of 5 cm.
b At one end mark an arc of 4 cm using a compass.
c Repeat at the other end of the base.
d Join compass intersection with end points of baseline.
Practise on paper.

4 Find the size of the missing angles. Check with a protractor.

a b c The sum of
50º the angles of a
triangle is 180º.
40º

85º
45º
70º 70º
75º 75º

Challenge!
How many triangles can you find in this design?
Are all types of triangles found in this design?

ACMMG141 Geometric reasoning • Investigate, with and without digital technologies, angles on a straight line, angles at a point and vertically opposite angles. 43
Use results to find unknown angles. • Identify the size of angles.