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Find the angle between the given vectors to the nearest tenth of a degree.

u = <-5, -4>, v = <-4, -3>

Respuesta :

Angle θ between two vectors is given by, [tex] \theta =cos^{-1}( \frac{u \cdot v}{|u||v|} )[/tex]; where [tex]u \cdot v=-5(-4)+(-4)(-3)=20+12=32[/tex]; [tex]|u|= \sqrt{ (-5)^{2} + (-4)^{2} } = \sqrt{25+16} = \sqrt{41} [/tex] and [tex]|v|=\sqrt{ (-4)^{2} + (-3)^{2} } = \sqrt{16+9} = \sqrt{25}=5[/tex].
Therefore, [tex]\theta =cos^{-1}( \frac{32}{ 5\sqrt{41}} )=cos^{-1}0.9995=1.8^o[/tex]