A reflex angle is an angle that is greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees. It is the larger angle when compared to an acute or obtuse angle and is always on the outside. Reflex angles can be identified when attempting to separate slices from pizza or when the hands of a clock form reflex angles at 7’O clock, 8’O clock, and so on when measured in the clockwise direction. To draw a reflex angle, we can use the following steps:
- Subtract the given reflex angle from 360 degrees.
- Draw and mark this angle using the protractor.
- After marking this angle, the angle that we get on the outside is the required angle of the reflex angle. This is because the reflex angle and the corresponding angle that lies on the other side of it together form a complete angle of 360 degrees.
Examples of reflex angles include 181 degrees, 190 degrees, 200 degrees, 210 degrees, 220 degrees, 230 degrees, 240 degrees, 250 degrees, 260 degrees, 270 degrees, 280 degrees, 290 degrees, 300 degrees, 310 degrees, 320 degrees, 330 degrees, 340 degrees, 350 degrees, and 359 degrees.
