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The angle which the vector `vec(A)=2hat(i)+3hat(j)` makes with the y-axis, where `hat(i)` and `hat(j)` are unit vectors along x- and y-axis, respectively, is

A

a. `cos^(-1)(3//5)`

B

b. `cos^(-1)(2//3)`

C

c. `tan^(-1)(2//3)

D

d. `sin^(-1)(2//3)`

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