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Find the angle of vector `veca=6hati+2hatj-3hatk` with `x`-axis.

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`" "veca=6hati+2hatj-3hatk`
or `" "|veca|=sqrt((6)^(2)+(2)^(2)+(-3)^(2))=7`
Hence, the angle of vector with the `x`-axis is `cos^(-1)""(6)/(7)`.
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