Practical 

5: Exercises
1. Find the pole to the
following planes.
a) 012°,78°E
pole=12°, 282°
(1c)
b) 330°,45°SW
pole=45°, 060°
c) 245°,79°SE
(2b)
pole=11°, 335°
2. Find the strike and dip of (1b)
the plane whose pole is (1a)
given below: (2c)
a) 44°,345°
075°, 46°SE or
255°, 46°SE
b) 78°,123°
033°, 12°NW or
213°, 12°NW (2a)
c) 56°,256°
166°, 34°NE or
346°, 34°NE

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3. Find the angle between
a line trending 325° and
plunging 60°, and a plane
striking 220° and dipping
40°SE.
Angle between pole and
line = 13°;
Between plane and line =
13°+90° = 103° (obtuse 13°
angle) or 180°-103°=77°
(acute angle)
4. Find the angle between 42°
a line trending 237° and
plunging 10°, and a plane
striking 010° and dipping
80°E.
Angle between pole and
line = 42°;
Between plane and line =
42°+90° = 132° (obtuse
angle) or 180°-132°=48°
(acute angle)
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5. Find the pole to the plane
that contains two lines, one
trending 089°, plunging 30°,
and the other trending 234°,
plunging 60°.
Pole= 15°,350°
6. Find the pole to the plane
that contains two lines, one
trending 345°, plunging 30°,
and the other trending 123°,
plunging 20°.
Pole= 37°,230°

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7. On two joint faces we
observe the apparent dip
of banding in gneiss. On
one joint striking 078°, the
apparent dip of the
banding is 30° to the west,
and on the other joint,
striking 321°, the apparent
dip is 45° southeast. Find
the pole to the banding in
gneiss.
Pole= 33°,010°