While only one patent model for a protractor survives in the Smithsonian collections—from an inventor with a colorful personal history—several of the other objects also provide examples of technical ...
What you need: ruler, protractor, pencil and paper. Use these to construct a triangle when you know the length of 1 side and the 2 angles at each end of it. In this case use the length 8 cm ...
A wide variety of protractors and angle gages are available that vary in construction and application. Angle squares consist of a square with angular graduations along the longest face or hypotenuse.