McGraw-Hill's Top 50 Skills For A Top Score: ASVAB Reading and Math

Skill 44 Analyze Lines and Angles

ASVAB math tests include some questions on geometry. Often these questions will ask you to analyze lines and angles. This takes a little knowledge and some common sense. An angle is really two lines (sometimes called rays) that meet up at the same point. Angles are measured in degrees (°). Here are a few examples:

• Angles that measure less than 90° are called acute angles. Figures A and B show acute angles.

• Angles that measure greater than 90° are called obtuse angles. Figures D and E show obtuse angles.

• A right angle measures exactly 90°. Figure C shows a right angle. A right angle is often indicated by ...