Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction

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Chapter 1 - Vectors - 1.2 Length and Angle: The Dot Product - Exercises 1.2 - Page 290: 32

Answer

$54^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

Let $d$ be the diagonal of the cube. $d= (1,1,1)-(0,0,0)=(1,1,1)$ Let $a$ be the adjacent edge of the cube. Then: $a=(0,0,1)$ The angle between two vectors can be calculated as: $\cos \theta =\dfrac{m \cdot n}{||m||||n||}$ Now, $d \cdot a =(1,1,1) \cdot (0,0,1)=1$ and $||d||||a||=\sqrt{3}(1)=\sqrt3$ Thus, $\cos \theta =\dfrac{1}{\sqrt 3}$ or, $\theta =\cos^{-1}(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt 3})=54^{\circ} $
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