document.write( "Question 1202786: Has this problem been resolved correctly?\r
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document.write( "Find the angle between two vectors u=3i+4j and v=5i-4j
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document.write( " 3 + 4 and 5 − 4
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document.write( " 3 * 5 + 4 * −4
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document.write( " 15 + −16
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document.write( " -1\r
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document.write( "||u|| = √(3^2+4²) = √(9+16) = √25 = √5
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document.write( "||v|| = √(5^2+(-4)²) = √(25+16) = √41\r
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document.write( "θ = cos^1(-1/√205) = cos^1 (-(1/√205*√205/√205))
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document.write( "= cos-√205/√205 = cos√205/√205\r
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document.write( "Thank you
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Algebra.Com's Answer #837882 by math_tutor2020(3817)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "You have the correct dot product of -1.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The computation for ||u|| is incorrect. It should be 5 instead of \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The computation for ||v|| is correct. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cos(theta) = ( u dot v )/( ||u||*||v|| ) \n" ); document.write( "cos(theta) = ( -1 )/( 5*sqrt(41) ) \n" ); document.write( "cos(theta) = -0.03123475237772 \n" ); document.write( "theta = arccos(-0.03123475237772) \n" ); document.write( "theta = 91.789910608246 degrees\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The result is approximate. Round it however needed. \n" ); document.write( "The answer can be confirmed with GeoGebra. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |