If an angle is in standard position and its terminal side passes through the point on the coordinate plane, what is the measure of the angle in degrees?
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1. Measuring Angles
Angles in Standard Position
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If you needed to draw an angle in standard position, where would its initial side be located?
A
Along the negative -axis
B
Along the positive -axis
C
Along the negative -axis
D
Along the positive -axis
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Understand that an angle in standard position is drawn on the coordinate plane with its vertex at the origin (0,0).
Recall that the initial side of the angle is fixed and does not move; it serves as the starting position for measuring the angle.
Know that by definition, the initial side of an angle in standard position lies along the positive x-axis.
The terminal side of the angle is then rotated from the initial side by the measure of the angle, either counterclockwise for positive angles or clockwise for negative angles.
Therefore, the initial side is always located along the positive x-axis when drawing an angle in standard position.
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