Question Details

The angle between A= î+ĵ and B= î-ĵ is

Options

A

45°

B

90°

C

–45°

D

180°

Correct Answer :

90°

Solution :

The correct option is 90°.

To find the angle between two vectors A and B, we can use the definition of the dot product (scalar product):
A·B=|A||B|cos(θ)
where θ is the angle between the two vectors.

Given vectors:
A=i+j
B=i-j

First, let's calculate the dot product of A and B:
A·B=(1)(1)+(1)(-1)
A·B=1-1=0

Since the dot product of the two non-zero vectors is zero, the vectors are orthogonal (perpendicular) to each other.

Mathematically:
0=|A||B|cos(θ)
Since |A|0 and |B|0, we must have:
cos(θ)=0
θ=90°

Therefore, the angle between the two vectors is 90°.

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