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Given that A=B. What is the angle between `(vecA+vecB)` and `(vecA-vecB)` ?

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To find the angle between the vectors \(\vec{A} + \vec{B}\) and \(\vec{A} - \vec{B}\) given that \(\vec{A} = \vec{B}\), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Use the formula for the angle between two vectors The angle \(\theta\) between two vectors \(\vec{P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\) can be calculated using the formula: \[ \theta = \cos^{-1}\left(\frac{\vec{P} \cdot \vec{Q}}{|\vec{P}| |\vec{Q}|}\right) \] In our case, we need to find the angle between \(\vec{A} + \vec{B}\) and \(\vec{A} - \vec{B}\). ### Step 2: Identify the vectors Let: \[ \vec{P} = \vec{A} + \vec{B} \] \[ \vec{Q} = \vec{A} - \vec{B} \] ### Step 3: Calculate the dot product \(\vec{P} \cdot \vec{Q}\) Using the distributive property of the dot product: \[ \vec{P} \cdot \vec{Q} = (\vec{A} + \vec{B}) \cdot (\vec{A} - \vec{B}) \] Expanding this: \[ = \vec{A} \cdot \vec{A} - \vec{A} \cdot \vec{B} + \vec{B} \cdot \vec{A} - \vec{B} \cdot \vec{B} \] Since \(\vec{A} \cdot \vec{B} = \vec{B} \cdot \vec{A}\), we can simplify: \[ = |\vec{A}|^2 - |\vec{B}|^2 \] ### Step 4: Substitute the magnitudes Given that \(|\vec{A}| = |\vec{B}|\), we have: \[ |\vec{A}|^2 - |\vec{B}|^2 = 0 \] Thus, the dot product becomes: \[ \vec{P} \cdot \vec{Q} = 0 \] ### Step 5: Calculate the magnitudes of \(\vec{P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\) Now we need to find the magnitudes: \[ |\vec{P}| = |\vec{A} + \vec{B}| = |\vec{A}| + |\vec{B}| \quad (\text{since } \vec{A} = \vec{B}) \] \[ |\vec{Q}| = |\vec{A} - \vec{B}| = |\vec{A}| - |\vec{B}| = 0 \quad (\text{since } \vec{A} = \vec{B}) \] ### Step 6: Substitute into the angle formula Now substituting into the angle formula: \[ \theta = \cos^{-1}\left(\frac{0}{|\vec{P}| \cdot |\vec{Q}|}\right) \] Since \(|\vec{Q}| = 0\), we have an undefined situation. However, we can deduce that the angle is \(90^\circ\) or \(\frac{\pi}{2}\) radians because the dot product being zero indicates orthogonality. ### Conclusion Thus, the angle between \(\vec{A} + \vec{B}\) and \(\vec{A} - \vec{B}\) is: \[ \theta = 90^\circ \quad \text{or} \quad \frac{\pi}{2} \text{ radians} \]

To find the angle between the vectors \(\vec{A} + \vec{B}\) and \(\vec{A} - \vec{B}\) given that \(\vec{A} = \vec{B}\), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Use the formula for the angle between two vectors The angle \(\theta\) between two vectors \(\vec{P}\) and \(\vec{Q}\) can be calculated using the formula: \[ \theta = \cos^{-1}\left(\frac{\vec{P} \cdot \vec{Q}}{|\vec{P}| |\vec{Q}|}\right) \] In our case, we need to find the angle between \(\vec{A} + \vec{B}\) and \(\vec{A} - \vec{B}\). ...
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