{"id":7654,"date":"2022-09-16T06:50:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T06:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=7654"},"modified":"2022-09-16T06:50:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T06:50:28","slug":"reference-angle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/16\/reference-angle\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference Angle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In math, a reference angle is generally an acute angle enclosed between the terminal arm and the x-axis. It is always positive and less than or equal to 90 degrees. Let us learn more about the reference angle in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reference Angle Definition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>reference angle<\/strong>\u00a0is the smallest possible\u00a0angle\u00a0made by the terminal side of the given angle with the x-axis. It is always an\u00a0acute angle\u00a0(except when it is exactly 90 degrees). A reference angle is always positive irrespective of which side of the axis it is falling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Draw Reference Angle?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To draw the reference angle for an angle, identify its terminal side and see by what angle the terminal side is close to the x-axis. The reference angle of 135\u00b0 is drawn below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ref.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7655\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, 45\u00b0 is the reference angle of 135\u00b0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rules for Reference Angles in Each Quadrant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the reference angle formulas depending on the\u00a0quadrant\u00a0of the given angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><th><strong>Quadrant<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Angle, \u03b8<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Reference Angle Formula in Degrees<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Reference Angle Formula in Radians<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><tr><td>I<\/td><td>lies between 0\u00b0 and 90\u00b0<\/td><td>\u03b8<\/td><td>\u03b8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>II<\/td><td>lies between 90\u00b0 and 180\u00b0<\/td><td>180 &#8211; \u03b8<\/td><td>\u03c0 &#8211; \u03b8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>III<\/td><td>lies between 180\u00b0 and 270\u00b0<\/td><td>\u03b8 &#8211; 180<\/td><td>\u03b8 &#8211; \u03c0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IV<\/td><td>lies between 270\u00b0 and 360\u00b0<\/td><td>360 &#8211; \u03b8<\/td><td>2\u03c0 &#8211; \u03b8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If the angle is in\u00a0radians, then we use the same rules as for degrees by replacing 180\u00b0 with \u03c0 and 360\u00b0 with 2\u03c0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ref2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7656\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong>&nbsp;Find the reference angle of 120\u00b0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Solution:<\/strong>&nbsp;The given angle is, \u03b8 = 120\u00b0. We know that 120\u00b0 lies in quadrant II. Using the above rules, its reference angle is,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>180 &#8211; \u03b8 = 180 &#8211; 120 = 60\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the reference angle of 120\u00b0 is 60\u00b0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In math, a reference angle is generally an acute angle enclosed between the terminal arm and the x-axis. It is always positive and less than or equal to 90 degrees. Let us learn more about the reference angle in this article. 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