An illustration of a plane angle with vertex E and sides EF and ED.

Plane Angle

An illustration of a plane angle with vertex E and sides EF and ED.

An illustration of angles with the same vertex made up of 4 lines.

Angles With Same Vertex

An illustration of angles with the same vertex made up of 4 lines.

An illustration showing when one straight line meets another straight line and makes the adjacent angles equal, each of these angles is called a right angle.

Right Angles With Same Vertex

An illustration showing when one straight line meets another straight line and makes the adjacent angles…

An illustration of two angles that are adjacent. They have the same vertex and a common side between them. Angles BOD and AOD are adjacent

Adjacent Angles

An illustration of two angles that are adjacent. They have the same vertex and a common side between…

An illustration showing a straight angle. When the sides of an angle extend in opposite directions, so as to be in the same straight line, the angle is called a straight angle.

Straight Angle

An illustration showing a straight angle. When the sides of an angle extend in opposite directions,…

An illustration showing an angle the is less than a right angle. This is an acute angle.

Acute Angle

An illustration showing an angle the is less than a right angle. This is an acute angle.

An illustration showing an angle the is greater than a right angle and less than a straight angle. This is an obtuse angle (solid curved arrow). The angle that is greater than a straight angle and less than two straight angles is called a reflex angle (dashed curved arrow).

Obtuse And Reflex Angles

An illustration showing an angle the is greater than a right angle and less than a straight angle. This…

An illustration showing acute, obtuse, straight, right, and reflex angles.

Acute, Obtuse, Straight, Right, And Reflex Angles

An illustration showing acute, obtuse, straight, right, and reflex angles.

Vertical angles are when two angles have the same vertex, and the sides of the one are prolongations of the sides of the other. In this illustration, a and b are vertical angles and c and d are vertical angles.

Vertical Angles

Vertical angles are when two angles have the same vertex, and the sides of the one are prolongations…

Illustration of complementary angles. Two angles whose sum is a right angle.

Complementary Angles

Illustration of complementary angles. Two angles whose sum is a right angle.

Illustration of supplementary angles. Two angles whose sum is a straight angle.

Supplementary Angles

Illustration of supplementary angles. Two angles whose sum is a straight angle.

Illustration of the superposition of two angles to compare magnitudes of the same kind.

Superposition of Angles

Illustration of the superposition of two angles to compare magnitudes of the same kind.

Illustration of supplementary angles. Two angles whose sum is a straight angle. This can be used tow show the Theorem: If two adjacent angles have their exterior sides in a straight line, these angles are supplementary.

Supplementary Angles

Illustration of supplementary angles. Two angles whose sum is a straight angle. This can be used tow…

Illustration of supplementary angles. Two angles whose sum is a straight angle. This can be used tow show the Theorem: If two adjacent angles are supplementary, their exterior sides are in the same straight line.

Supplementary Angles

Illustration of supplementary angles. Two angles whose sum is a straight angle. This can be used tow…

Illustration of two lines intersecting at a point. This can be used to show vertical angles.

Intersecting Straight Lines

Illustration of two lines intersecting at a point. This can be used to show vertical angles.

Illustration of two straight lines drawn from a point in a perpendicular to a given line, cutting off on the given line equal segments from the foot of the perpendicular, are equal and make equal angles with the perpendicular. This illustration can be used to show the proof.

Lines Drawn to Another Line to Form Triangle

Illustration of two straight lines drawn from a point in a perpendicular to a given line, cutting off…

Illustration showing only one perpendicular can be drawn to a given line from a given external point.

Perpendicular Line Drawn to a Given Line from an External Point

Illustration showing only one perpendicular can be drawn to a given line from a given external point.

Illustration showing that the perpendicular is the shortest line that can be drawn to a straight line from an external point.

Perpendicular Line Drawn To a Given Line From an External Point

Illustration showing that the perpendicular is the shortest line that can be drawn to a straight line…

Illustration showing two lines CA and CB drawn from the point C to the extremities of the straight line AB. OA and OB are two lines similarly drawn, but included by CA and CB. This can be used to show the theorem: The sum of two lines drawn from a point to the extremities of a straight line is greater than the sum of two other lines similarly drawn, but included by them.

Lines Drawn From the Point C to the Extremities of the Straight line AB

Illustration showing two lines CA and CB drawn from the point C to the extremities of the straight line…

Illustration showing two straight lines drawn from the same point in a perpendicular to a given line, cutting off on the line unequal segments from the foot of the perpendicular, the more remote is the greater.

Lines Drawn From the Same Point in a Perpendicular to a Given line, Cutting Off Segments

Illustration showing two straight lines drawn from the same point in a perpendicular to a given line,…

Illustration showing that when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, the exterior-interior angles are equal.

Parallel Lines Cut By A Transversal

Illustration showing that when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, the exterior-interior angles…

Illustration showing that when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, the two interior angles on the same side of the transversal are supplementary.

Parallel Lines Cut By A Transversal

Illustration showing that when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, the two interior angles…

Illustration showing a triangle with an interior segment drawn

Triangle With Interior Segment

Illustration showing a triangle with an interior segment drawn

Illustration showing a triangle with an exterior segment drawn to show and exterior angle. This can be shown to show adjacent angles ACB and ACD as well.

Triangle With Segment Extended for Exterior Angle

Illustration showing a triangle with an exterior segment drawn to show and exterior angle. This can…

Illustration showing a right triangle (one that has one right angle).

Right Triangle

Illustration showing a right triangle (one that has one right angle).

Illustration showing an obtuse triangle (one that has one obtuse angle).

Obtuse Triangle

Illustration showing an obtuse triangle (one that has one obtuse angle).

Illustration showing an acute triangle (one that has all three angles that are acute).

Acute Triangle

Illustration showing an acute triangle (one that has all three angles that are acute).

Illustration showing an equiangular triangle (one that has all three angles that are equal).

Equiangular Triangle

Illustration showing an equiangular triangle (one that has all three angles that are equal).

Illustration showing a triangle with exterior angles. This can be used to show the sum of the three angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles.

Triangle with Exterior Angles Drawn

Illustration showing a triangle with exterior angles. This can be used to show the sum of the three…

Illustration showing a triangle with angles A, B, and C labeled.

Triangle ABC

Illustration showing a triangle with angles A, B, and C labeled.

Illustration showing two equal triangles.

Equal Triangles

Illustration showing two equal triangles.

Illustration showing an isosceles triangle with a segment inside. This can be used to show that in an isosceles triangle the angles opposite the equal sides are equal.

Isosceles Triangle With Interior Segment Drawn

Illustration showing an isosceles triangle with a segment inside. This can be used to show that in an…

Illustration showing two equal triangles. This can be used to show that two triangles are equal if the three sides of the one are equal, respectively, to the three sides of the other.

Equal Triangles by Side Side Side

Illustration showing two equal triangles. This can be used to show that two triangles are equal if the…

Illustration showing two equal right triangles. This can be used to show that two right triangles are equal if a leg and the hypotenuse of the one are equal, respectively, to a leg and the hypotenuse of the other.

Equal Right Triangles by Hypotenuse Leg

Illustration showing two equal right triangles. This can be used to show that two right triangles are…

Illustration showing a triangle with a segment inside.

Triangle With Interior Segment Drawn

Illustration showing a triangle with a segment inside.

Illustration showing three triangles. This is used to show the following theorem: If two triangles have two sides of the one equal, respectively, to two sides of the other, but the included angle of the first triangle greater than the included angle of the second, then the third side of the first is greater than the third side of the second.

Three Triangles Used to Compare Sides

Illustration showing three triangles. This is used to show the following theorem: If two triangles have…

Illustration showing that the perpendicular bisector of a given line is the locus of points equidistant from the extremities of the line.

Perpendicular Bisector of a Line

Illustration showing that the perpendicular bisector of a given line is the locus of points equidistant…

Illustration showing that the bisector of a given angle is the locus of points equidistant from the sides of the angle.

Angle Bisector

Illustration showing that the bisector of a given angle is the locus of points equidistant from the…

Illustration of two angles whose sides are parallel, each to each, to show they are either equal or supplementary.

Angles With Parallel Sides

Illustration of two angles whose sides are parallel, each to each, to show they are either equal or…

Illustration of a two equal parallelograms. Two parallelograms are equal, if two sides and the included angle of the one are equal, respectively, to two sides and the included angle of the other.

Equal Parallelograms

Illustration of a two equal parallelograms. Two parallelograms are equal, if two sides and the included…

Illustration of a polygon with interior angles drawn.

Interior Angles of Polygons

Illustration of a polygon with interior angles drawn.

Illustration of a polygon with exterior angles drawn.

Exterior Angles of Polygons

Illustration of a polygon with exterior angles drawn.

Illustration of a right triangle with one angle the double of the other.

Right Triangle With One Angle Double the Other

Illustration of a right triangle with one angle the double of the other.

Illustration to show if two triangles have two sides of the one equal, respectively, to two sides of the other, and the angles opposite two equal sides equal, the angles opposite the other two equal sides are equal or supplementary, and if equal the triangles are equal.

Proof of Equal Triangles Drawing

Illustration to show if two triangles have two sides of the one equal, respectively, to two sides of…

Illustration to show angle bisectors in a triangle. It is known as the incenter.

Incenter of Triangle

Illustration to show angle bisectors in a triangle. It is known as the incenter.

Illustration to show perpendicular bisectors in a triangle. It is known as the circumcenter.

Circumcenter of Triangle

Illustration to show perpendicular bisectors in a triangle. It is known as the circumcenter.