Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
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Chapter 5 - Inner Product Spaces - 5.1 Length and Dot Product in Rn - 5.1 Exercises - Page 236: 79

Answer

$$\theta=\arccos \left( \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right).$$

Work Step by Step

The diagonal of a cube can be represented by the vector $u=(1,1,1)$ and one of its edges can be represented by $v=(1,0,0)$. Then, the angle between $u$ and $v$ is given by $$\theta=\arccos \left( \frac{u\cdot v}{\|u\|\|v\|}\right)=\arccos \left( \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right).$$
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