Plane and Solid Angles
Plane and Solid Angles: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Solid Angle, Relation between Degree and Radian and, Plane Angle
Important Questions on Plane and Solid Angles
The solid angle subtended by a spherical section of an area at the centre of curvature situated symmetrically at a distance of from the area is nearly equal to

The moon's distance from the earth is and its diameter subtends an angle of at the eye of the observer. Find the diameter of the moon.




Which of the following is the correct relation among radians and degrees:

Rewrite the angle in radians as a multiple of .


Write each of these angles in degrees, correct to decimal place radians.






Angle formed at the top of a cone is an example of ‘Plane Angle’.

Which one of the following statements is not true about a plane angle?


The distance between centres of moon and the earth is about times the radius of the earth. What will be diameter of the earth (approximately in degrees) as seen from the moon?
