Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
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Chapter 11 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space - 11.3 Exercises - Page 773: 12

Answer

$\frac{7\pi}{12} rad=105^\circ$

Work Step by Step

$\mathbf{u}=\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right)\mathbf{i}+\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right)\mathbf{j}\hspace{10mm}\mathbf{v}=\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}\right)\mathbf{i}+\sin\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}\right)\mathbf{j}$ We can solve this problem without even using the dot product. These two vectors point to points on the unit circle. $\mathbf{u}$ points to the polar coordinate $(1,\frac{\pi}{6})$, and $\mathbf{v}$ points to the polar coordinate $(1,\frac{3\pi}{4}).$ The angle between the two vectors is therefore $\frac{3\pi}{4}-\frac{\pi}{6}=\frac{7\pi}{12}=105^\circ$
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