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Yes. Sometimes in mathematics, it is useful to have negative angles. You can increase or decrease an angle by 360 degrees (or 2*pi radians) without changing the characteristics of the angle. Thus, for example, an angle of 30 degrees is equivalent to an angle of -330 degrees.

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What is the reference angle of negative 200 degrees?

To find the reference angle for negative 200 degrees, first convert it to a positive angle by adding 360 degrees, resulting in 160 degrees. The reference angle is then found by subtracting this angle from 180 degrees, yielding a reference angle of 20 degrees. Thus, the reference angle for negative 200 degrees is 20 degrees.


How do you find the reference angle for a negative angle?

To find the reference angle for a negative angle, first convert the negative angle to its positive equivalent by adding 360 degrees (or (2\pi) radians) until the angle is positive. Once you have the positive angle, determine the reference angle by finding the angle's position in relation to the nearest x-axis (0°, 180°, or 360°). The reference angle is the acute angle formed between the terminal side of the angle and the x-axis. For angles in the second and third quadrants, subtract the angle from 180° or 360°, respectively.


Can an angle be negative in trigonometry?

no because the only way degrees can be negative is in temperature.


What does it mean when an angle is negative?

An angle is a measure of turn. the amount of turn is the magnitude, measured in degrees, and direction of turn can be clockwise or anti-clockwise. A positive angle turns in an anti-clockwise direction while a negative angle turns in a clockwise direction.


Can angle measurements be negative?

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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What is cos of a negative angle?

The cosine function is an even function which means that cos(-x) = cos(x). So, if cos of an angle is positive, then the cos of the negative of that angle is positive and if cos of an angle is negative, then the cos of the negative of that angle is negaitive.


How do you find the complement of a negative angle?

To find the complement of a negative angle, you first need to determine its positive equivalent by adding 360 degrees to the negative angle. Once you have the positive angle, you can then find its complement by subtracting the angle from 90 degrees. This will give you the complement of the negative angle in the range of 0 to 90 degrees.


What name is given to an angle below zero?

This is a negative angle.


What are positive and negative angle?

positive and negative angles of 87 degrees


Can reference angles be negative?

Certainly. A negative angle is simply clockwise instead of counterclockwise from the zero angle, but this is usually not indicated as such on a drawing.


Is a zero degree angle better than a positive or negative angle?

Better for what?


Can an angle be negative in trigonometry?

no because the only way degrees can be negative is in temperature.


Sin -0.5 is negative angle?

sin0.5


In a capacitor circuit load angle is?

Negative.


What does it mean when an angle is negative?

An angle is a measure of turn. the amount of turn is the magnitude, measured in degrees, and direction of turn can be clockwise or anti-clockwise. A positive angle turns in an anti-clockwise direction while a negative angle turns in a clockwise direction.


Can angle measurements be negative?

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.


Is zero degree an acute angle?

A non negative angle which is less than 90 degrees is an acute angle. So, Zero degree is an acute angle.