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Download Solution PDFIf\(\left| {\overrightarrow a } \right|\) = \(\left| {\overrightarrow b } \right|\) = \(\left| {\overrightarrow c } \right|\) and \(\overrightarrow a \, + \,\overrightarrow b \, = \,\,\overrightarrow c \), then angle between \(\overrightarrow a \) and \(\overrightarrow b \) is -
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If, \(\left| {\overrightarrow a } \right|\) = \(\left| {\overrightarrow b } \right|\) = \(\left| {\overrightarrow c } \right|\)
⇒ a = b = c .... (1)
And,
\(\overrightarrow a \, + \,\overrightarrow b \, = \,\,\overrightarrow c \) .... (2)
Using the concept of, Parallelogram Law of Vector Addition: It is used to add two vector quantities.
\(\overrightarrow A \, + \,\overrightarrow B \, = \,\,\overrightarrow R\)
R2 = A2 + B2 +2AB cos θ
From equation (2),
c2 = a2 + b2 +2ab cos θ
Since,
a = b = c
Hence,
a2 = a2 + a2 +2a2 cos θ
or, a2 = a2 (1 + 1 +2cos θ)
or, 1 = 2 + 2 cos θ
or, 2 cos θ = -1
or, cos θ = (-0.5)
Hence, θ = cos-1 (0.5) = 120° = \(\frac{{2\pi }}{3}\)
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