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Find angle between A vector = 3icap + 4jcap and B vector = 12 j cap + 5 j cap


jaywadmare 9th Sep, 2020
Answer (1)
Arihant kapoor 9th Sep, 2020

Hello Aspirant

To find angle between two given vectors, we always use the dot product.

The dot product of two vectors is written as:

vector a.vector b = (mod of vector a)*(mod of vector b)*cos(theeta)

Now, a = 3icap + 4jcap, b = 12icap + 5jcap

So, we get vector a. vector b =  (3icap + 4jcap)*(12icap + 5jcap) = 36 + 20 = 56

Also, mod of a = square root(9 + 16) = 5

mod of b = square root(144 + 25) = 13

So, we get 56 = 13*5*cos(theeta)

cos(theeta) = 56/65

theeta = cos - inverse(56/65)

So, the angle between given vectors is cos - inverse(56/65).


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