document.write( "Question 857574: Find the angle between the vectors U = <-2,-1> and V + <-3,1> \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #516766 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Use the dot product,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"U%2AV=abs%28U%29abs%28V%29cos%28theta%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cos%28theta%29=%28U%2AV%29%2F%28abs%28U%29abs%28V%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The dot product is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"U%2AV=-2%2A-3%2B-1%2A1=6-1=5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"abs%28U%29=sqrt%28%28-2%29%5E2%2B%28-1%29%5E2%29=sqrt%285%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"abs%28V%29=sqrt%28%28-3%29%5E2%2B%281%29%5E2%29=sqrt%2810%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cos%28theta%29=%285%29%2Fsqrt%2850%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cos%28theta%29=sqrt%2825%29%2Fsqrt%2850%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cos%28theta%29=sqrt%281%2F2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cos%28theta%29=sqrt%282%29%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"theta=45\"$
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