CBSE Class 12 Math 2008 Solved Paper

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Question : 9 of 29
 
Marks: +1, -0
Find the angle between the vectors a→ = i^−j^+k^ and b→ = i^+j^−k^
Solution:
a→ = i^−j^+k^
b→ = i^+j^−k^
Now , a→.b→ = |a→||b→|cosθ
Where θ is the angle between a→ and b→ ; also 0 ≤ θ ≤ π
i^−j^+k^ , i^+j^−k^ = (12+(−1)2+12) (12+12+(−1)2) cos θ
⇒ 1 - 1 - 1 = 3 cos θ
- 1 = 3 cos θ
cos θ = −13 ⇒ θ = cos−1(−13)
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