Tuesday 22 December 2015

`u = -6i - 3j, v = -8i + 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 = -6i-3j`


`v = -8i+4j`



`u.v = (-6)xx(-8)+(-3)xx4 = 36`



`|u| = sqrt((-6)^2+(-3)^2) = sqrt(45)`


`|v| = sqrt((-8)^2+4^2) = sqrt80`



The angle between...

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 = -6i-3j`


`v = -8i+4j`



`u.v = (-6)xx(-8)+(-3)xx4 = 36`



`|u| = sqrt((-6)^2+(-3)^2) = sqrt(45)`


`|v| = sqrt((-8)^2+4^2) = sqrt80`



The angle between vectors is given by;


`costheta = 36/((sqrt45)(sqrt80))`


`theta = cos^(-1)(36/sqrt(3600))`


`theta = 53.13 deg`



So the angle between two vectors is 53.13 deg

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