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Example 1: Find the measure of each angle of an equilateral triangle with the help of a protractor.

Kuegler, P.; Wurzer, P.; Tuca, A.; etal. (2015). "Goniometer-apps in hand surgery and their applicability in daily clinical practice". Safety in Health. 1: 11. doi: 10.1186/s40886-015-0003-4. A positioning goniometer or goniometric stage is a device that rotates an object precisely about a fixed axis in space. It is similar to a linear stage— however, rather than move linearly relative to its base, the stage platform rotates partially about a fixed axis above the mounting surface of the platform. Positioning goniometers typically use a worm drive with a partial worm wheel fixed to the underside of the stage platform meshing with a worm in the base. The worm gear may be rotated manually, or by a motor in automated positioning systems. The Bellini–Tosi direction finder was a type of radio direction finder that was widely used from World War I to World War II. It used the signals from two crossed antennas, or four individual antennas simulating two crossed ones, to re-create the radio signal in a small area between two loops of wire. The operator could then measure the angle to the target radio source by performing direction finding within this small area. The advantage to the Bellini–Tosi system is that the antennas do not move, allowing them to be built at any required size. center of the protractor at the vertex of our angle. And now, I want to rotate it. There we go. And this looks like roughlyplace it so that one side of the angle lines up with one of the zeros, and read that set of numbers. Now, we can measure the angle of anything around us anytime, anywhere using our laptop, computer, tablet or smartphone. A protractor in math is a very useful tool for measuring angles of different shapes, such as triangles, squares, hexagons, and others. How Do You Draw an Angle Using a Protractor Solution: Align the protractor with the vertices of △ABC. Note the angle obtained in each case. You will find that all the angles of the equilateral triangle measure 60°. Step 2: Adjust the protractor (without shifting the center from the vertex) so that one arm of the angle is along the baseline of the protractor.

Follow the other ray up to the measurements on the protractor's arc. Use the scale measurements that are increasing in the direction that your angle is opening up in. If it’s an acute angle, make sure you’re looking at the measurements that are less than 90°. If your angle is obtuse, use the scale with measurements greater than 90°. The number that the ray passes through is your angle’s measurement in degrees. [5] X Research source Use a protractor to measure the angle from the left-hand endpoint of the given side, mark it with a cross and draw a line from the endpoint through this mark. In the above image, the angle opens up to the right and is acute. We know to use the scale on the inside because the measurements are increasing as you move towards the line and they’re less than 90°. Angles Glossary Acute Angle Any angle that is less than 90° Right Angle An angle that is 90° Obtuse Angle An angle greater than 90° but less than 180° Straight Angle An angle of 180° which makes a straight line Reflex Angle An angle greater than 180° Related activities Use a protractor to measure the angle on the right-hand endpoint of the given side, mark it with a cross and draw a line from the endpoint through this mark.Reflex Angles: Reflex angles measure more than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.They are often used in navigation and surveying, as well as in sports and recreation.For example, a football field is marked with reflex angles to indicate the end zones. than 90 degrees. It's also an obtuse angle. The last one was an acute angle. This is obtuse, 110 degrees. More than 90 degrees. So let me type it in. I got the right answer. Let's do a couple more of these. So once again, put the Solution: Place the center of the protractor at vertex B with either AB or BC coinciding with the baseline and note the reading. You will get a 90° angle.

Using a ruler, measure along the line drawn from the left hand endpoint to the cross and mark the length of the other given side on it. A goniometer is used to document initial and subsequent range of motion, at the visits for occupational injuries, and by disability evaluators to determine a permanent disability. This is to evaluate progress, and also for medico-legal purposes. It is a tool to evaluate Waddell's signs (findings that may indicate symptom magnification.) Jones, Sealey (2014). "Concurrent validity and reliability of the simple goniometer iPhone app compared with the universal goniometer" (PDF). Physiotherapy: Theory and Practice. 30 (7): 512–516. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2014.900835. hdl: 2328/37026. PMID 24666408. S2CID 28719817. Surface tension [ edit ] Surface tension exists because the molecules inside a liquid experience roughly equal cohesive forces in all directions, but molecules at the surface experience larger attractive forces toward the liquid than toward gas. Brezinski, Claude; Tournès, Dominique (2014). André-Louis Cholesky: Mathematician, Topographer, and Army Officer. Basel: Birkhäuser. ISBN 978-3-319-08134-2.More recently in the twenty-first century, smartphone application developers have created mobile applications that provide the functions of a goniometer. These applications (such as Knee Goniometer and Goniometer Pro) use the accelerometers in phones to calculate joint angles. Recent research supports these applications and their devices as reliable and valid tools with as much accuracy as a universal goniometer. [8] [9] [10]