Back to main page Measuring an angle using a protractor
Printable instructions worksheet.
Step 1 Place the protractor so that the origin (small hole) is over the point Q.
Step 2 Rotate the protractor so that the base line is exactly along the line JK.
Step 3 Using the inner scale, read the angle over the line LM. It should read 34 degrees.
This shows that the angle LQK has a measure of 34°.
Step 4 Now, rotate the protractor so that its base line is along the line LM
Step 5 Using the outer scale, read the angle over the line JK. It should read 34 degrees,
showing that the angle JQM also has a measure of 34°.
Step 6 Done. By measuring these two angles, you have verified that vertical angles are congruent.