Measurements of Common Angles/Straight Angle

Measurement of Straight Angle
A full rotation is defined to be $360^\circ$ or $2 \pi$ radians.

Since lines are straight, it therefore follows that from any point on a line, the angle between one side of the line and the other is one half of a full rotation.

Therefore, the measurement of a straight angle is $\dfrac{360^\circ} 2 = 180^\circ$ or $\dfrac {2 \pi} 2 = \pi$.

Also see

 * Two Angles making Two Right Angles make Straight Line.