Angle between two

planes. Dihedral angles

Instructor:Zamina Alizada
Relative positions of planes
Dihedral angle
Definition 1: A plane is divided by a line lying in it into two parts,
called half-planes, and the line is called the edge of each of these
half-planes. A figure in space formed by two half-planes which have
the same edge is called a dihedral angle. The intersection line of
the half-planes is called the edge, and the half-planes are called the
faces of the dihedral angle.
Linear angle

Definition 2: If from an arbitrary point O on the edge AB of a dihedral angle, a

ray perpendicular to the edge is drawn in each face, then the angle xOy formed by
these two rays is called a linear angle of the dihedral angle.
Statements

 The measure of a dihedral angle is the measure of its linear angle

 The measure of the linear angle of a dihedral angle does not depend on the
position of its vertex on the edge
Example 1

  
Dihedral angle is . A
point is taken on one
face of the dihedral
angle, the distance
between the other
face and the point is
a. Find the distance
between this point
and the edge.
Example 1-Solution
Theorems

  Theorem 1: The sum of the plane angles of a trihedral angle is smaller than .
 Theorem 2: In a trihedral angle, each plane angle is smaller than the sum of
the other two plane angles.
Example 2
Example 3

 
The legs of a right triangle are 6 cm and


8 cm. A plane passes through the

hypotenuse, which makes with the
plane of the triangle. Find the distance
between this plane and the vertex at
right angle.
Example 4

 
Triangle ABC is given with the sides


AB=18 cm, BC=12 sm, AC=10 cm. A plane

passes through the side AC, which
makes with the plane of the triangle.
Find the distance between the vertex B
and the plane .
Example 5

The point that is located inside of a

dihedral angle is at 3 cm distance from
the faces and 6 cm from the edge. Find
the linear angle of the dihedral angle.