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A directed angle is an angle with a sign depending on its direction. We usually say that an angle is positive if it reads counterclockwise and negative if it reads clockwise. For example, in the diagram shown below, the ∡ABC=60∘\measuredangle ABC = 60^\circ since rotating ABAB onto BCBC creates a positive rotation (or counterclockwise rotation). ∡CBA=−60∘\measuredangle CBA =-60^\circ since rotating CBCB onto BABA creates a negative rotation (or clockwise rotation)

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