MCQ: Angle Between Skew Lines

A multiple-choice question asking to compute the angle (or cosine of the angle) between two skew lines, typically in a prism or cube setting.

gaokao 2015 Q14 View
14. As shown in the figure, quadrilaterals $ABCD$ and $ADPQ$ are both squares, and the planes they lie in are mutually perpendicular. A moving point $M$ is on segment $PQ$. $\mathrm { E }$ and $\mathrm { F }$ are the midpoints of $\mathrm { AB }$ and $\mathrm { BC }$ respectively. Let the angle between skew lines $EM$ and $AF$ be $\theta$, then the maximum value of $\cos \theta$ is $\_\_\_\_$. [Figure]
gaokao 2015 Q13 View
13. As shown in the figure, in the triangular pyramid $A - B C D$, $AB = AC = BD = CD = 3$ , $AD = BC = 2$ , and $M , N$ are the midpoints of $AD , BC$ respectively. Then the cosine of the angle between the skew lines $AN$ and $CM$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .
gaokao 2017 Q10 View
10. In a right triangular prism $A B C - A _ { 1 } B _ { 1 } C _ { 1 }$, $\angle A B C = 120 ^ { \circ } , A B = 2 , B C = C C _ { 1 } = 1$. The cosine of the angle between skew lines $A B _ { 1 }$ and $B C _ { 1 }$ is
A. $\frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 }$
B. $\frac { \sqrt { 15 } } { 5 }$
C. $\frac { \sqrt { 10 } } { 5 }$
D. $\frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 3 }$ [Figure]
gaokao 2018 Q9 5 marks View
In the rectangular prism $A B C D - A _ { 1 } B _ { 1 } C _ { 1 } D _ { 1 }$, $E$ is the midpoint of edge $C C _ { 1 }$. The tangent of the angle between skew lines $A E$ and $C D$ is
A. $\frac { \sqrt { 2 } } { 2 }$
B. $\frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 }$
C. $\frac { \sqrt { 5 } } { 2 }$
D. $\frac { \sqrt { 7 } } { 2 }$
gaokao 2018 Q9 5 marks View
In rectangular prism $A B C D - A _ { 1 } B C _ { 1 } D _ { 1 }$, $A B = B C = 1 , A A _ { 1 } = \sqrt { 3 }$, the cosine of the angle between skew lines $A D _ { 1 }$ and $D B _ { 1 }$ is
A. $\frac { 1 } { 5 }$
B. $\frac { \sqrt { 5 } } { 6 }$
C. $\frac { \sqrt { 5 } } { 5 }$
D. $\frac { \sqrt { 2 } } { 2 }$
germany-abitur 2019 QB b 3 marks View
At the transition between the two sections of the borehole, the drilling direction must be changed by the angle that is described in the model by the angle of intersection of the two lines $A P$ and $P Q$. Determine the size of this angle.