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Two forces of 4 N and 5 N act on an object and their corresponding force vectors have a dot product of 8. What is the angle between the vectors? 

 

a) 66.42°

b) 27.27°

c) 23.58°

d) 62.73°

 May 23, 2018
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We have

 

cos (theta)  =  dot  product  /  [ product  of the vector  magnitudes ]

 

cos (theta)   = 8  /  [ 4 * 5  ]

 

cos (theta)  = 8 / 20  =   2/5

 

To find theta

 

arccos ( 2/5)  = theta  =   66.42°

 

 

cool cool cool

 May 23, 2018

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