Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Two sloping roofs of a hall lie in the planes and , with coordinates in metres. Find for the acute angle between the roofs, and the angle in degrees.
The angle between planes has . The angle between a line and a plane has . A line is parallel to a plane when .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The dot product. .
Step 2. The lengths. and .
Step 3. The cosine. .
Step 4. The angle. .
Answer: and about .
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