CBSE Class 12 Math 2008 Solved Paper

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Question : 9
Total: 29
Find the angle between the vectors
a
=
^
i
^
j
+
^
k
and
b
=
^
i
+
^
j
^
k

Solution:  
a
=
^
i
^
j
+
^
k

b
=
^
i
+
^
j
^
k

Now ,
a
.
b
= |
a
|
|
b
|cosθ

Where θ is the angle between
a
and
b
; also 0 ≤ θ ≤ π
^
i
^
j
+
^
k
,
^
i
+
^
j
^
k
= (12+(1)2+12) (12+12+(1)2) cos θ
⇒ 1 - 1 - 1 = 3 cos θ
- 1 = 3 cos θ
cos θ =
1
3
⇒ θ = cos1(
1
3
)

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