Therefore125.88o= 125o52' 4.8".Noticethat the angle125.88ois an obtuseangle.Its measureis less than 180o. Whatdoesanglelook like
that is morethan 180o? Morethan 360o?
Next you will learnabouta particularway to representanglesthat will allowyou to represent 180 o, 360o, or
any otherangle.
Anglesof rotationin standardposition
We can use our knowledgeof graphingto representany angle.The figurebelowshowsan anglein what
is calledstandardposition.
The initialside of an anglein standardpositionis alwayson the positivex-axis.The terminalside always
meetsthe initialside at the origin.Noticethat the rotationgoesin acounterclockwisedirection.This means
that if we rotateclockwise,we are generatinga negativeangle.Beloware severalexamplesof anglesin
standardposition.