Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
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Chapter 13 - Vector Geometry - 13.3 Dot Product and the Angle Between Two Vectors - Exercises - Page 666: 28

Answer

$$\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}.$$

Work Step by Step

\begin{align*} \cos \theta &=\frac{\langle 1,1,-1\rangle \cdot \langle1,-2,-1\rangle}{\|\langle 1,1,-1\rangle\|\|\langle 1,-2,-1\rangle\|}\\ &=\frac{1-2+1}{\sqrt{1+1+1}\sqrt{1+4+1}}\\ &=\frac{0}{\sqrt{3}\sqrt{6}}\\ &=0. \end{align*} That is $$\theta=\cos^{-1}0=\frac{\pi}{2}.$$
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