Activity 24

dactive: To
Objec verity that the angle between two planes is the same as the angle between their
normals

P Guisite knowledge : Knowledge of a plane, its equation, normal to the plane and angle
red
between two planes.
Moterials
Mat required: Thick cardboard sheets, straight pieces of wires, gluestick, etc.
Procedure

. Take two thick cardboard sheets

Lelouedshet h
P, and
P,, each of dimensions 15 cm x 10 cm and join them
perpendicularly, using gluestick
shown in figure 24.1
as
2. Fix two straight wires on each plane to show
normals to these plane. Wire l, is normal to
and wire 2 is normal to P2. Let these wires
meet at a point M. Join these wire at M.
P
3. Using a set square measure the angle between the
planes, i.e., angle at point O.

P2

Fig. 24.1
4. Also, measure the angle formed at the crossing point of the two
at point M. wires, , and i.e., ang

1. The cardboard sheets

We say that
P, and P, represent two planes. Since P, and
these planes are at right
angles. P, are at
right angl-
2. Wire is normal to
plane P, and wire is
normal to plane
1,
3. On P
measuring the angle between the two
planes, .e, angle at 0, it comes out
to be 90°.
 between the normals, i.e., angle at M it also comes out to be 90.
On measuring the angle
5. From 3 and 4 above. we see that the angle between two planes is same as the angle betwer
their normals.

Conclusion two planes is the same as the

From the the above activity, it is verified that the angle between
angle between their normals.
Application Can be used to obtain angle between a line and a plane.