Identifying Reflexive Angles

A detailed tutorial on identifying reflexive angles. Step by step tutorial including several examples of how to identify reflexive angles for reference.

Reflexive angles are angles that are facing in the wrong direction – another common term for them is a negative angle. An angle is really from a circle, and a circle is 360 degrees around. Let’s just say you draw a 30 degree angle. There is a negative angle that is along the flip side of it – a 330 degree angle. This angle is called reflexive not because it is an opposite angle, but because it is over 180 degrees and less than 360 degrees. So to identify a reflexive angle, remember it must be less than the full circle, but cannot be stretched out to a straight line (on a visual representation).

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