Question

State the kind of angle, in each case, formed between the following directions:

(i) East and West
(ii) East and North
(iii) North and North-East
(iv) North and South-East

Answer 1

(i) East and west directions form an angle of 180˚, which is a straight angle.
(ii) East and north directions form an angle of 90˚, which is a right angle.
(iii) North and north-east directions form an angle of 45˚, which is an acute angle.
(iv) North and south-east directions form an angle of 135˚, which is an obtuse angle.