Comparing Three Angles in a Folded Rectangle

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In rectangle ABCDABCD with AD<CDAD<CD, triangle ACDACD is folded up along ACAC to triangle ACD1ACD_1, so that the dihedral angle A-CD1-BA\text{-}CD_1\text{-}B is acute. Let α\alpha be the angle between lines AD1AD_1 and BCBC, let β\beta be the angle between line BD1BD_1 and plane ABCABC, and let γ\gamma be the dihedral angle A-CD1-BA\text{-}CD_1\text{-}B. Determine, with proof, the size relationship among α,β,γ\alpha,\beta,\gamma.

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Difficulty8/10
Topicssolid geometry, Trigonometric Identities, vectors

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