Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 5 - Inner Product Spaces - 5.2 Inner Product Spaces - 5.2 Exercises - Page 246: 43

Answer

$$\cos \theta= \frac{-33}{65}$$

Work Step by Step

Let u=(3,4),\quad v=(5,-12), $\quad =u\cdot v $. The angle $\theta$ between $u$ and $v$ is given by the formula $$\cos \theta=\frac{}{\|u\| \cdot\|v\|}=\frac{15-48}{\sqrt{ 25+144}\sqrt{ 9+16}}=\frac{-33}{5 \times 13}=\frac{-33}{65}.$$
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