How do you find the angle between the vectors #u=5i+5j# and #v=-6i+6j#?
1 Answer
Nov 2, 2016
Please see the explanation to understand why we know that the angle between the two vectors is
Explanation:
Given two vectors of the form:
and
The dot-product is:
Therefore, the dot-product of the two vectors:
Normally, we would use the above dot-product the for the left side of the equation:
And then compute the magnitudes and, ultimately, solve for
But, because the dot-product is zero and we know that the magnitudes cannot be zero, then we know that:
Which means that: