Angles around a point

Use the fact that angles around a point sum to 360 degrees to find missing angles, including algebraic and ratio problems, and justify the reasoning used.

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Current NZC (2007)
  • GM5-5
New NZC (2026)
  • NZC26-P4-GEO-SHP-P-Y9-02

Resources

  • Alpha textbook: Angles at a point, Ex 25.10, pg 408-410
  • CorbettMaths on basic angle rulesQuestions PDF · Answers
  • Beta: Exercise 18.04, pgs 345 & 346
  • Beta: Exercise 18.05, pgs 347 & 348

Terminology

  • angle around a point
  • full revolution

Task goals

  • Find a missing numeric angle around a point, given the other angles, using the fact that angles around a point sum to $360^\circ$.
  • Find each of several equal angles that together make a full turn around a point.
  • Solve for an unknown $x$ when the angles around a point are given as algebraic expressions.
  • Solve angles-around-a-point problems where the angles are given as a ratio.
  • Solve multi-step problems combining algebraic expressions and word descriptions (e.g. one angle twice another, a third angle offset from another) that together make a full turn.
  • Identify and explain the error in a diagram or statement where the given angles around a point do not sum to $360^\circ$.
  • Create and justify their own set of angles around a point that sum to $360^\circ$, including a reflex angle.

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