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What is the angle between vectors ` vec a\ a n d\ vec b` with magnitudes 2 and `3` respectively ? Given ` vec adot vec b=sqrt(3)` .

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Given: `|vec{a}|=2`

Given: `|vec{b}|=sqrt{3} `

Given: `vec{a} cdot vec{b}=sqrt{3}`

`vec{a} cdot vec{b}=|vec{a}||vec{b}| cos theta`

`Rightarrow sqrt{3}=(2)(sqrt{3}) cos theta`

`Rightarrow cos theta=frac{sqrt{3}}{2 sqrt{3}} `

`Rightarrow cos theta=frac{1}{2}`

`Rightarrow theta=cos ^{-1}(frac{1}{2})=frac{pi}{3}`
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