Mathematics Intersection of a Line and a Plane

Angle between a line and a plane :

The angle between a line and a plane is the complement of the angle between the line and the normal to
the plane

If `alpha, beta, gamma` be the direction ratios of the line and `ax + by + cz + d = 0` be the equation of plane and `theta` be the angle between the line and the
plane.


`=> cos (90^(circ) -theta) = (a alpha + b beta+c gamma)/(sqrt (a^2+b^2+c^2) sqrt (alpha^2+beta^2+gamma^2))`

or `sin theta = (a alpha + b beta+c gamma)/(sqrt (a^2+b^2+c^2) sqrt (alpha^2+beta^2+gamma^2))`




`text(Vector form :)`

If `theta` is the angle between the line; `vec(r)=vec(a)+lambdavec(b)` and plane `vec(r)*vec(n)=d`


`=> sin theta = (vec(b)*vec(n))/(|vec(b) | |vec(n) |)`


 
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