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Scalar Or Dot Product — Maths STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMathsScalar Or Dot Product2 Marks
Question
If $\vec{\text{a}}$ and $\vec{\text{b}}$ are two vectors such that $\big|\vec{\text{a}}\big|=4,\big|\vec{\text{b}}\big|=3$ and $\vec{\text{a}}.\vec{\text{b}}=6,$ find the angle between $\vec{\text{a}}$ and $\vec{\text{b}}$.
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Answer

Let $\theta$ be the angle between $\vec{\text{a}}$ and $\vec{\text{b}}$.Given that
$\vec{\text{a}}.\vec{\text{b}}=6$
$\Rightarrow\big|\vec{\text{a}}\big|\big|\vec{\text{b}}\big|\cos\theta=6$
$\Rightarrow(4)(3)\cos\theta=6$
$\Rightarrow12\cos\theta=6$
$\Rightarrow\cos\theta=\frac{6}{12}=\frac{1}{2}$
$\Rightarrow\theta=\cos^{-1}\big(\frac{1}{2}\big)=\frac{\pi}{3}$

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