Regarding signed dihedral angle doubt

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Hi to all..
I am doing Phd in bioinformatics, having little knowledge abt maths..
I have calculated Phi Psi angles(dihedral angle)between two planes...
But the thing is i didnt get proper sign for my result(may be + or -).
I used following formulae for calculate the dihedral angle between two planes...
cos(theta)=(A.B/|A||B|)

any one help me how can i get the signed values for my result..

my program value..
theta=cos inverse of (-0.717563607965311)
theta=135.9,

But i need the result as -135.9

tanks in advance...
 
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sureshjrf said:
I have calculated Phi Psi angles(dihedral angle)between two planes...
But the thing is i didnt get proper sign for my result(may be + or -).
I used following formulae for calculate the dihedral angle between two planes...
cos(theta)=(A.B/|A||B|)
…
my program value..
theta=cos inverse of (-0.717563607965311)
theta=135.9,

But i need the result as -135.9

Hi sureshjrf! Welcome to PF! :smile:

Cos doesn't care :rolleyes: about the sign …

cos(x) = cos(-x).
​

So cos(135.9) = cos(-135.9). :wink:
 

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