Home
Class 11
PHYSICS
Find the angle between two vectors with ...

Find the angle between two vectors with the help of scalar product .

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

If the `theta ` is the angle between `vec(A) and vec(B) ` , then vector product ,
`vec(A). vec(B) = AB cos theta `
` :. cos theta = (vec(A).vec(B))/(|vec(A)||vec(B)|)`
` :. cos theta = (vec(A).vec(B))/(AB)`
` :. theta = cos^(-1)((vec(A).vec(B))/(AB))`
In Cartesian co-ordinate system ,
`cos theta = ((A_(x)B_(x)+A_(y)B_(y)+A_(z)B_(z)))/((sqrtA_(x)^(2)+A_(y)^(2)+A_(z)^(2))(sqrt(B_(x)^(2)+B_(y)^(2)+B_(z)^(2))))`
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • WORK, ENERGY AND POWER

    KUMAR PRAKASHAN|Exercise SECTION - A Questions - Answers (Try Yourself (VSQs))|74 Videos
  • WORK, ENERGY AND POWER

    KUMAR PRAKASHAN|Exercise SECTION - B Numericals (Numerical From Textual Illustration)|29 Videos
  • WAVES

    KUMAR PRAKASHAN|Exercise SECTION-F (Questions From Module) (Sample questions for preparation of competitive exams)|23 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Mention the direction of scalar product .

Find the angle between two vectors vecaandvecb with magnitudes 1 and 2 respectively and when veca*vecb=1 .

Find the angle between two vectors vecaandvecb with magnitudes sqrt(3)and2 , respectively having veca*vecb=sqrt(6) .

Find the magnitude of two vectors vecaandvecb , having the same magnitude and such that the angle between them is 60^(@) and their scalar product is (1)/(2) .

Find the angle between the vectors 2hati-hatj+hatk and 3hati+4hatj-hatk .

The angle between two vectors a and b with magnitudes sqrt(3) and 4, respectively and bar(a).bar(b)=2sqrt(3) is ………….

Assertion: The angle between the two vectors (hati+hatj) and (hatj+hatk) is (pi)/(3) radian. Reason: Angle between two vectors vecA and vecB is given by theta=cos^(-1)((vecA.vecB)/(AB))

Find the angle between the vectors hati-2hatj+3hatkand3hati-2hatj+hatk