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Answer:

120.654 degrees


The Answer Worked Out

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In tedious detail:

  1. The two vectors are:
    • p  =  ( -2, 4, 3)T
    • q  =  ( 3, 1, -4)T
  2. The lengths are:
    • |p|2  =  ( -2, 4, 3)T · ( -2, 4, 3)T  =  4 + 16 + 9  =  29
    • |q|2  =  ( 3, 1, -4)T · ( 3, 1, -4)T  =  9 + 1 + 16  =  26
  3. The normalized vectors are:
    • pu  =  (-2, 4, 3)T/ 29
    • qu  =  (3, 1, -4)T/ 26
  4. The dot product is:
    • pu · qu  =  (-2, 4, 3)·(3, 1, -4)T/ (29 26)
    •   =   (-6 + 4 - 12)/(29 26)   =  -14/(29 26)  =  -0.50985
  5. The angle is:
    • cos θ   =  -0.50985
    • θ  =  arc cos( -0.50985)  =  120.654°

Looks about correct.


QUESTION 10:

What is the cosine of the angle between these unit vectors:

s = (1, 0, 1)T/2

t = (1, 1, 1)T/3