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Can angle measurements be negative

Updated: 12/19/2022
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13y ago

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Yes, although it may seem strange.

Conventionally, on a Cartesian plane, angles are measured in an anticlockwise dirction, from the x-axis. Consequently, an angle in the clockwise direction could be considered a negative angle. It might be simpler to think of an angle of 359 degrees as one of -1 degrees, instead.

Sometimes you need to subtract one angle from another and in that context, a negative measure for the angle is implicit.

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