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Use the definition of scalar product, a · b = ab cos θ, and thefact that a · b = axbx + ayby + azbz to calculate the angle betweenthe two vectors given by a = 3.0i + 3.0j + 3.0k and b = 7.0i + 5.0j+ 5.0k.
This is what i have tried thus far:
a = 3.0i + 3.0j + 3.0k
b = 7.0i + 5.0j + 5.0k
a * b = (3*7) + (3*5) + (3*5)
a*b = 51
a*b= |a||b|cosθ
|a| = â(32 + 32 + 32)
|a| = 5.196
|b| = â(72 + 52 + 52)
|b| = 9.949
So 51 = 9.949 * 5.196 * cosθ
θ = 45.48 is wrong, also 134.52 does not work. What is wronghere.
Please show all your work. Thanks.
Use the definition of scalar product, a · b = ab cos θ, and thefact that a · b = axbx + ayby + azbz to calculate the angle betweenthe two vectors given by a = 3.0i + 3.0j + 3.0k and b = 7.0i + 5.0j+ 5.0k.
This is what i have tried thus far:
a = 3.0i + 3.0j + 3.0k
b = 7.0i + 5.0j + 5.0k
a * b = (3*7) + (3*5) + (3*5)
a*b = 51
a*b= |a||b|cosθ
|a| = â(32 + 32 + 32)
|a| = 5.196
|b| = â(72 + 52 + 52)
|b| = 9.949
So 51 = 9.949 * 5.196 * cosθ
θ = 45.48 is wrong, also 134.52 does not work. What is wronghere.
Please show all your work. Thanks.
Jarrod RobelLv2
8 May 2019