Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Chapter 8 - Polar Coordinates; Vectors - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 655: 46

Answer

$-11,169.7^\circ$

Work Step by Step

1. Given $\vec v=-2i+j, \vec w=4i-3j$, we have $\vec v\cdot\vec w=(-2)(4)+(1)(-3)=-11$ 2. We can get the angle between the vectors $\theta=cos^{-1}(\frac{\vec v\cdot\vec w}{||\vec v || ||\vec w ||})=cos^{-1}(\frac{-11}{\sqrt {4+1}\sqrt {16+9}})\approx169.7^\circ$
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