Given the two vectors below, find the angle between them. Round answers to the nearest hundredth. v=⟨−13,−1⟩v=⟨−13,−1⟩ w=⟨19,−3.1⟩
cos (theta) = [ u dot v ] / [ length of u * length of v ]
u = (-13, -1) v = (19, -3.1)
u dot v = ( -13 * 19 + -1 * -3.1) = (-247 + 3.1) = -243.9
Length of u = sqrt[ 13^2 + 1^1) = sqrt (170)
Length of v = sqrt ( 19^2 + 3.1^2) = sqrt (370.61)
cos (theta = -243.9 / [ sqrt (170) * sqrt ( 370.61) ]
arccos [ -243.9 / [ sqrt (170) * sqrt (370.61) ] = theta ≈ 166.33°
Sorry.....the vectors should be noted as v and w, not u and v....but......the the same procedure holds
Given the two vectors below, find the angle between them. Round answers to the nearest hundredth.
v=⟨−13,−1⟩ w=⟨19,−3.1⟩
→v=(−13−1)→w=(19−3.1)
tan(φ)=|→v×→w|→v⋅→w=|(−13−1)×(19−3.1)|(−13−1)⋅(19−3.1)=(−13)⋅(−3.1)−(−1)⋅19(−13)⋅19+(−1)⋅(−3.1)=40.3+19−247+3.1=59.3−243.9|+− Quadrant II.=−59.3243.9tan(φ)=−0.24313243132φ=arctan(−0.24313243132)+180∘=−13.6653125958+180∘φ=166.334687404∘
The angle between →v and →w is 166.33∘