The vectors are and
.
(a)
\Find the dot product .
The dot product of the two vectors and
is
.
Compare the vectors with general form.
\ and
.
Substitute and
in
.
.
The dot product of the two vectors is .
(b)
\Find the angle between and
.
The vectors are and
.
The angle between the two vectors and
is
.
Where and
are magnitudes of the vectors.
The magnitude of the vector is
.
and
.
Substitute and
and
in
.
.
The angle between the two vectors is .
(c)
\The angle between the two vectors is .
Therefore, the two vectors are parallel.
\(a) The dot product of the two vectors is .
(b) The angle between the two vectors is .
(c) The two vectors are parallel.