231k views
1 vote
Question 13

Find the angle between the given vectors to the nearest tenth of a
degree.
u= <8,4, v = <9.-9> (5 points)

User Blelump
by
5.5k points

1 Answer

7 votes

Answer:

71.6 degrees

Explanation:

Given the vectors

u= <8,4> v = <9.-9> (5 points)

u*v = (8, 4)*(9, -9)

u*v = 8(9)+(4)(-9)

u*v = 72 - 36

u*v = 36

|u| = √8²+4²

|u| = √64+16

|u| = √80

|v| = √9²+9²

|v| = √81+81

|v| = √162

Using the formula

u*v = ||u||v| cos theta

36 = √80(√162)cos theta

36 = √12960 cos theta

cos theta = 36/√12960

cos theta = 36/113.8

cos theta = 0.3162

theta = arccos(0.3162)

theta = 71.56 degrees

Hence the angle between the given vectors to the nearest tenth of a

degree is 71.6 degrees

User Krystian
by
6.4k points