If $|\vec{a} \times \vec{b}| = \sqrt{3}$ and $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} = -3$, then angle between $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$ is |
$\frac{2\pi}{3}$ $\frac{\pi}{6}$ $\frac{\pi}{3}$ $\frac{5\pi}{6}$ |
$\frac{5\pi}{6}$ |
The correct answer is Option (4s) → $\frac{5\pi}{6}$ ## Given that, $|\vec{a} \times \vec{b}| = \sqrt{3}$ and $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} = -3$. This implies $|\vec{a}||\vec{b}| \sin \theta = \sqrt{3} \quad ...{i}$ and $|\vec{a}||\vec{b}| \cos \theta = -3 \quad ...{ii}$ Divide equation (i) by (ii): $\tan \theta = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{-3} = -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$ $\theta = \frac{5\pi}{6}$ |