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Answer 1

Answer:

Angle between vectors u and v: 26.56 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

I just recently did this question, so here's my response and hopefully that helps you:

Vector u is <-3,-4> and vector v is <-2,-1>. To find the angle between the two vectors, you first need to find their dot product. This means that u*v = <-3,-4> * <-2,-1> = (-3)(-2) + (-4)(-1) = 6 + 4 = 10. Second, you find the product of each of the vectors' magnitudes. The magnitude for vector u is ||u|| = sqrt((-3)^2 + (-4)^2) = sqrt(9+16) = sqrt(25) = 5. The magnitude for vector v is ||v|| = sqrt((-2)^2 + (-1)^2) = sqrt(4+1) = sqrt(5). The product of the magnitudes would thus be ||u||||v|| = 5sqrt(5). Third, divide the dot product by the product of the magnitudes which would be u*v/||u||||v|| = 10/5sqrt(5) = 2sqrt(5)/5. Lastly, you take the arccosine of the result which would be theta=cos^-1(2sqrt(5)/5) = 26.56 degrees, which is the angle between vectors u and v.