Sunday 15 June 2014

`u = 2i - j ,v = 6i + 4j` Find the angle theta between the vectors.

The angle between two vectors u and v is given by;


`costheta = (u.v)/(|u||v|)`



u.v represent the vector dot product and |u| and |v| represents the magnitude of vectors.


We know that in unit vectors;


`ixxi = jxxj = 1` and `ixxj = jxxi = 0`



`u = 2i-j`


`v = 6i+4j`



`u.v = 2xx6-1xx4 = 8`



The magnitude of the vectors is given by;


`|u| = sqrt(2^2+(-1)^2) = sqrt5`


`|v|...

The angle between two vectors u and v is given by;


`costheta = (u.v)/(|u||v|)`



u.v represent the vector dot product and |u| and |v| represents the magnitude of vectors.


We know that in unit vectors;


`ixxi = jxxj = 1` and `ixxj = jxxi = 0`



`u = 2i-j`


`v = 6i+4j`



`u.v = 2xx6-1xx4 = 8`



The magnitude of the vectors is given by;


`|u| = sqrt(2^2+(-1)^2) = sqrt5`


`|v| = sqrt(6^2+4^2) = sqrt52`



`costheta = 8/(sqrt5xxsqrt52)`


`theta = cos^(-1)(8/sqrt260)`


`theta = 60.255 deg`



So the angle theta between two vectors  is 60.255 deg




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