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Find the angle between `vec(a)` and `vec(b)` such that : `|vec(a)|=sqrt(2), |vec(b)|=2` and `vec(a).vec(b)=sqrt(6)`.

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To find the angle between the vectors \(\vec{a}\) and \(\vec{b}\), we can use the formula for the dot product of two vectors: \[ \vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} = |\vec{a}| |\vec{b}| \cos \theta \] where: - \(|\vec{a}|\) is the magnitude of vector \(\vec{a}\), - \(|\vec{b}|\) is the magnitude of vector \(\vec{b}\), - \(\theta\) is the angle between the two vectors. ### Step 1: Substitute the given values into the dot product formula. We know: - \(|\vec{a}| = \sqrt{2}\) - \(|\vec{b}| = 2\) - \(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} = \sqrt{6}\) Substituting these values into the dot product formula gives: \[ \sqrt{6} = (\sqrt{2})(2) \cos \theta \] ### Step 2: Simplify the equation. Calculating the right-hand side: \[ \sqrt{6} = 2\sqrt{2} \cos \theta \] ### Step 3: Solve for \(\cos \theta\). To isolate \(\cos \theta\), we divide both sides by \(2\sqrt{2}\): \[ \cos \theta = \frac{\sqrt{6}}{2\sqrt{2}} \] ### Step 4: Simplify \(\cos \theta\). We can simplify \(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{2\sqrt{2}}\): \[ \cos \theta = \frac{\sqrt{6}}{\sqrt{8}} = \frac{\sqrt{6}}{2\sqrt{2}} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \] ### Step 5: Find \(\theta\). Now, we can find \(\theta\) by taking the inverse cosine: \[ \theta = \cos^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) \] ### Step 6: Determine the angle. From trigonometric values, we know that: \[ \cos^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) = 30^\circ \] Thus, the angle between the vectors \(\vec{a}\) and \(\vec{b}\) is: \[ \theta = 30^\circ \] ### Final Answer: The angle between \(\vec{a}\) and \(\vec{b}\) is \(30^\circ\). ---
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