Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Application of Trigonometry - 8.4 Algebraically Defined Vectors and the Dot Product - 8.4 Exercises - Page 789: 11

Answer

$${\text{8;}}\,{120^ \circ }$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \left\langle { - 4,4\sqrt 3 } \right\rangle \cr & {\text{The magnitude of the vector is }} \cr & \left| {\left\langle { - 4,4\sqrt 3 } \right\rangle } \right| = \sqrt {{{\left( { - 4} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {4\sqrt 3 } \right)}^2}} \cr & \left| {\left\langle { - 4,4\sqrt 3 } \right\rangle } \right| = \sqrt {16 + 48} \cr & \left| {\left\langle { - 4,4\sqrt 3 } \right\rangle } \right| = 8 \cr & {\text{The direction of the vector is }} \cr & \theta = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{4\sqrt 3 }}{{ - 4}}} \right) + {180^ \circ } \cr & \theta = {120^ \circ } \cr} $$
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