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You need to use a protractor.

You can also calculate it from the length of the three sides of a triangle it would make. Since an obtuse angle lies between 90 and 180 degrees just draw a line bisecting the two angle lines and measure the length of each of the three resulting sides.

View Wikipedia in the related link below to find out how to use trigonometry to accomplish this.

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The measure of an acute angle is half the measure of an obtuse angle.What is the measure of an obtuse angle?

The measure of the obtuse angle would then be double that of the acute angle.


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It depends on the angle not all obtuse angles measure the same. To measure an angle you use a protractor.


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No an obtuse angle is any angle greater than 90 degrees.


What are some characteristics of an obtuse angle?

An obtuse angle has its measure between 90 and 180 degrees.


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