解答:解:建立如图所示的坐标系,则A(2,0,4),A1(2,0,0),M(0,2,2),N(0,0,2),∴ AM =(-2,2,-2), A1N =(-2,0,2),∴ AM ? A1N =4+0-4=0,∴ AM ⊥ A1N ,∴异面直线AM与A1N所成的角的大小为 π 2 .故答案为: π 2 .