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Angle between two planes

This type of question, asked 5 times: May 2022 S1, 20 Apr 2025 S1, 25 Apr 2025 S1, 16 Apr 2026 S1, 18 Apr 2026 S1. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    May 2022 S1

    124
    A tetrahedron has vertices P(1,2,1), Q(2,1,3), R(−1,1,2) and O(0,0,0). Then the angle between the faces OPQ and PQR is

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  2. Question 2

    20 Apr 2025 S1

    108
    If the angle between the planes x−2y+3z−5=0x- 2y+ 3z- 5 = 0 and x+αy+2z+7=0x+\alpha y+ 2z+ 7 = 0 is cos⁡−1(114)\cos^{- 1}\left( \frac{1}{14} \right) then the difference between the values of α\alpha is

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  3. Question 3

    25 Apr 2025 S1

    119
    A tetrahedron has vertices O(0,0,0),A(1,2,1)O(0,0,0),A(1,2,1), B(2,1,3),C(−1,1,2)B(2,1,3),C( - 1,1,2). Then the angle between the faces OAB and ABC will be

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  4. Question 4

    16 Apr 2026 S1

    91
    The direction ratios of the normal to the plane passing through (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0) which makes an angle of measure 45∘45^\circ with the plane 2x+3y=72x + 3y = 7 are....

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  5. Question 5

    18 Apr 2026 S1

    93
    The acute angle θ\theta between the xyxy-plane and the plane passing through the point (1,2,4)(1, 2, 4) and parallel to the vectors with direction ratios 3,2,−13, 2, -1 and 1,−2,−21, -2, -2 is...

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