Angle Between Two Planes

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Angle Between Two Planes

For planes:

$$A_1x+B_1y+C_1z+D_1=0$$

and:

$$A_2x+B_2y+C_2z+D_2=0$$

the angle $$\theta$$ between them satisfies:

$$\cos\theta=\frac{|A_1A_2+B_1B_2+C_1C_2|}{\sqrt{A_1^2+B_1^2+C_1^2}\sqrt{A_2^2+B_2^2+C_2^2}}$$

Usage

- Used to find the acute angle between two planes.

Question 1

Let $$P$$ be the plane such that it contains the straight line $$\dfrac{x-1}{2}=\dfrac{y-3}{3}=\dfrac{z+2}{1}$$ and is perpendicular to the plane $$x+2y+3z=4$$. Let $$P_1$$ be the plane which passes through the point $$(4,2,2)$$ and is parallel to $$P$$.

Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?

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