Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2005 Paper 1 5 b Solution Created 2026-10-18 Updated 2026-10-20
The face has edge vectors and . Their cross product is , so choose the outward normal vector . The angle between vectors obeysReversing the chosen normal gives the supplementary angle ; the acute angle with the normal line is .
Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2008 Paper 2 1 Solution Created 2026-10-18 Updated 2026-10-20
The dot product is , and both vectors have length . The angle between vectors therefore satisfies , giving