How do you find the related acute angle?

1 Answer
Nov 26, 2015

The related acute is an acute angle (#<90^@#) that can be found between the terminal arm and the x-axis when the terminal arm is in quadrants 2, 3, or 4. There is no related acute angle if the terminal arm lies in quadrant 1.

Here are some examples:

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If the terminal arm is in quadrant 2, do #180^@# minus the principle angle to find the related acute angle.

If the terminal arm is in quadrant 3, do the principle angle minus #180^@# to find the related acute angle.

If the terminal arm is in quadrant 4, do #360^@# minus the principle angle to find the related acute angle.