Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 12 - Section 12.4 - The Cross Product - 12.4 Exercises - Page 822: 43

Answer

$60 ^\circ$

Work Step by Step

$a \cdot b= |a| |b|cos \theta$ $ |a| |b|=\frac{\sqrt 3}{cos \theta}$ $tan \theta=\frac{1}{\sqrt 3}| \lt 1,2,2 \gt|=\frac{\sqrt {1+4+4}}{\sqrt 3}$ $=\frac{3}{\sqrt 3}$ $arctan\frac{3}{\sqrt 3}=60 ^\circ$
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