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I'm trying to draw an angle between two lines.

I have this code so far, but i cant draw a angle. How do I do it? I'm using PGF/TikZ.

\begin{figure}
   \begin{tikzpicture}
      \begin{axis}[
         ticks=none,
         axis lines = middle,
         axis line style={->},
         ymin=-1.5, ymax=1.5,
         xmin=-1.5, xmax=1.5,
         axis equal]
         \addplot[black, domain=0:0.7071] {x};
         \draw[black] (axis cs:0,0) circle [radius=1];
      \end{axis}
   \end{tikzpicture}
\end{figure}

Thanks.

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2 Answers2

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The arc operation can be used here. The general syntax as recommended by the TikZ/PGF manual (thanks to @Tobi for the comment) is 

\draw (<starting point>) arc [<options>];

with these options:

  • radius=<dim>
  • x radius=<dim>
  • y radius=<dim>
  • start angle=<deg>
  • end angle=<deg>
  • delta angle=<deg>

or a less readable version

\draw (<starting point>) arc (<start angle>:<end angle>:<radius>);

where <radius> can be a single length or <dim> and <dim> for different radii.

Code

\documentclass[border=2pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
  \begin{axis}[
      ticks=none,
      axis lines = middle,
      axis line style={->},
      ymin=-1.5, ymax=1.5,
      xmin=-1.5, xmax=1.5,
    axis equal]
    \addplot[black, domain=0:0.7071] {x};
    \draw[black] (axis cs:0,0) circle [radius=1];
    \draw (axis cs:.125,0)arc[radius=.25cm,start angle=0,end angle=45];
    % \draw (axis cs:.125,0)arc(0:45:.25cm); % same as above with different syntax
  \end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}  
\end{document}

Output

enter image description here

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Herr K.
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    Please note that the the official recommended syntax is arc [options]: “However, this syntax [using (α:β:r)] is harder to read, so the normal syntax [using options] should be preferred in general.” (pgfmanual.pdf, p. 144) So you may like to extend your answer ;-) – Tobi Jan 02 '14 at 23:43
  • Thanks! This was the best answer so far to what I was looking for. But actually I didn't want to use any dimensions, I mean cm, mm whatever. so I tried this:

    \draw (axis cs:0.5,0) arc [radius=50,start angle=0,end angle=45]

    which is exactly what I want!

     – David Jan 03 '14 at 21:24
  • @KevinC: I hope you don’t mind that I added some info :-) (btw. the @-notifications work only in comments, see this and that …) – Tobi Jan 04 '14 at 00:15
  • @Tobi: No, not at all. Thank you very much for improving the answer :) – Herr K. Jan 04 '14 at 00:28
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With PSTricks. Like this?

\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pst-eucl}
\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid](-2,-2)(4,4)
    \pstGeonode
        (1,1){B}
        ([nodesep=2,angle=60]B){A}
        ([nodesep=2,angle=20]B){C}
    \pscircle(B){2}
    \psline(A)(B)(C)
    \psarc[origin={B}](B){1}{(C)}{(A)}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}

enter image description here

Version 2

\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pst-node}
\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid](-2,-2)(2,2)
    \psline(-2,0)(2,0)
    \psline(0,-2)(0,2)
    \pnodes(0,0){B}(1;60){A}(1;20){C}
    \psline(A)(B)(C)
    \psarc[origin={B}](B){.2}{(C)}{(A)}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}

enter image description here

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