If a line is perpendicular to each of two intersecting lines at their point of intersection, then the line is perpendicular to the plane determined by the two intersecting lines.
 
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Through a given point there passes one and only one plane perpendicular to a given line.
 
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If two planes are perpendicular to the same line, the planes are parallel.


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Two lines perpendicular to the same plane are coplanar.


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If a line is perpendicular to a plane, then any line perpendicular to the given line at its point of intersection with the given plane is in the given plane.


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Two planes are perpendicular to each other if and only if one plane contains a line perpendicular to the second plane.


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If a line is perpendicular to a plane, then every plane containing the line is perpendicular to the given plane.


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If a plane intersects two parallel planes, then the intersection is two parallel lines.


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The angle where two planes meet is called a dihedral angle.
Example: Carpenters and construction workers deal with dihedral angles when planning the construction of the trusses in a roof.
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