When facing the opposite way, not called a left angle?
2006-12-13 22:49:25 · 13 answers · asked by Polo 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The term right in right angle comes from the meaning of right as proper, or in accordance to justice or equality. It comes from the way a right angle was originally defined. When two straight lines intersect they form two angles. When these angles are equal then this is a fair or just situation and the angles are "right".
Hope this clears up the misconception!
2006-12-13 22:55:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Right because it has 90 degrees angle.... not as the position of the rectangle but the angle...
2006-12-14 06:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by bugi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yoppo has it spot on. Rotate through 360 degrees (four right angles) and you'll see that really clearly even though you didn't quite ask the question fully enough to make the answer obvious.
2006-12-19 15:40:27 · answer #3 · answered by Headcase 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because they discovered them first as right angles, and thought Maths was complicated enough without adding 'left angle' to the syllabus.
2006-12-14 06:53:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
a right angle is an angle which is 90 degress, thats why we call it a right angle.
2006-12-14 15:39:31 · answer #5 · answered by *** 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
coz it is still a 90 degree angle
2006-12-14 06:55:30 · answer #6 · answered by Rocket Scientist. 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
cos it's still a right angle
2006-12-14 06:51:25 · answer #7 · answered by crazyeyes 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on which way is opposite!
2006-12-14 07:03:19 · answer #8 · answered by dr.dave 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
- or it could be a wrong angle.
2006-12-14 06:51:30 · answer #9 · answered by Mad Professor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is right if you look from the other side of the plane
2006-12-14 07:41:23 · answer #10 · answered by RATTY 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋