Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 11 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space - 11.3 Exercises - Page 773: 17

Answer

$\mathbf{u}\cdot\mathbf{v}=20$

Work Step by Step

$\mathbf{u}\cdot\mathbf{v}=\|\mathbf{u}\|\|\mathbf{v}\|\cos{\theta}$ $\|\mathbf{u}\|=8$ $\|\mathbf{v}\|=5$ $\cos{\theta}=\cos{\frac{\pi}{3}}=\frac{1}{2}$ therefore, $\mathbf{u}\cdot\mathbf{v}=8\times5\times\frac{1}{2}=20$
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