Question 1

Paper 2, calculatorMedium6 marks

Figure 1 shows vectors u\mathbf u and v\mathbf v each drawn from the origin OO

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(a)

Find uโ‹…v\mathbf u\cdot\mathbf v and hence determine the angle between u\mathbf u and v\mathbf v in degrees correct to three significant figures.

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(b)

The vector w=u+kv\mathbf w=\mathbf u+k\mathbf v where kโˆˆRk\in\mathbb R Determine the value of kk for which w\mathbf w is perpendicular to u\mathbf u

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