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If A(x1,y1,z1)andB(x2,y2,z2) are two points in space then
AB−→−=(x2−x1)i^+(y2−y1)j^+(z2−z1)k^
Angle between any two vectors a→andb→ =cos−1(a→.b→|a→||b→|)
Let OABCDEFG be a cube with vertices as below
O(0,0,0), A(a,0,0), B(a,a,0), C(0,a,0),
D(0,a,a), E(0,0,a), F(a,0,a) and G(a,a,a)
There are four diagonals OG,CF,AD and BE for the cube.
Let us consider any two say OG and AD
We know that if A(x1,y1,z1)andB(x2,y2,z2) are two points in space then
AB−→−=(x2−x1)i^+(y2−y1)j^+(z2−z1)k^
⇒OG−→−=(a−0)i^+(a−0)j^+(a−0)k^=ai^+aj^+ak^
and
AD−→−=(0−a)i^+(a−0)j^+(a−0)k^=−ai^+aj^+ak^
|OG−→−|=a2+a2+a2−−−−−−−−−−√=3–√a
|AD−→−|=(−a)2+a2+a2−−−−−−−−−−−−−√=3–√a
OG−→−.AD−→−=−a2+a2+a2=a2
We know that angle between any two vectors a→andb→ =cos−1(a→.b→|a→||b→|)
⇒Angle between the two diagonals OG−→− and AD−→−=
cos−1(OG−→−.AD−→−|OG−→−||AD−→−|)
=cos−1(a23√a.3√a)=cos−1a23a2
=cos−113
Hence proved.
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