A hint to get started
Expand dot products using magnitudes and an angle
Given , and the angle between and is , find the exact values of the following:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
CJC · Discussion · Question 5
Replace a·a by |a|² and use symmetry a·b=b·a.
A hint to get started
Given ∣a∣=4, ∣b∣=5 and the angle between a and b is 45∘, find the exact values of the following:
(i) a⋅b
(ii) (4a+2b)⋅(3a−b)
(iii) ∣a−b∣2
CJC · Discussion · Question 5
Replace a·a by |a|² and use symmetry a·b=b·a.