Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Two walls of a tunnel lie in the planes and , with coordinates in metres. The edge where they meet is a straight line. Find the point where this edge meets the plane , giving its -coordinate and -coordinate. Find also for the acute angle between the walls, and the angle in degrees.
The distance of from is . Two planes meet in a line with direction .
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 point on . The equations become and . From the first, . Then gives and . The point is .
Step 2. The direction of the edge. , which is parallel to . The edge is .
Step 3. The angle. The dot product of the normals is . The lengths are and . So and .
Answer: the edge meets at , and .
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