On two joint faces we observe the apparent dip of banding in gneiss. On one joint striking 034, the apparent dip of the banding is 40 degrees to the southwest, and on the other joint, striking 128, the apparent dip is 50 degrees southeast. We have to solve this problem because we can't get at the banding to measure strike and dip directly. All we have is the banding on two joint faces - in other words, lines. This problem is simply a matter of finding the plane containing two lines.
Apparent dip is just the dip as seen in a plane oblique to the strike.
The strike of the section plane will give us the trend of the line, the apparent dip is just the plunge. For the first plane, the trend could either be 034 or 214. Since the banding has an apparent dip to the southwest, the trend is 214. The plunge is 40 degrees. For the second plane, the trend could either be 128 or 308.