Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 12 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space - 12.3 The Dot Product - 12.3 Exercises - Page 854: 56

Answer

$cos ^{-1}(\frac{2}{ \sqrt 6} )\approx 35.26 ^ \circ$

Work Step by Step

Consider a cube with side length $1$ , the angle between one diagonal of cube and a diagonal of one of its face is the angle between $ \lt 1,1,1 \gt $ to $\lt 1,1,0 \gt$ . $ \theta = cos ^{-1}(\frac{\lt 1,1,1 \gt \cdot \lt 1,1,0 \gt}{\sqrt {1^2+1^2+1^2}\sqrt {1^2+1^2+0^2}})$ $\theta = cos ^{-1}(\frac{2}{ \sqrt 3 \sqrt 2} )$ $\theta = cos ^{-1}(\frac{2}{ \sqrt 6} )\approx 35.26 ^ \circ$
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