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Find the angle between the vectors $3 i + 2 j - 6 k$ and $4 i - 3 j + k$ .

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Solution

Consider the given vectors.

$a = 3 i + 2 j - 6 k$

$b = 4 i - 3 j + k$

Now,

$a \cdot b = (3 i + 2 j - 6 k) (4 i - 3 j + k)$

$a \cdot b = 12 - 6 - 6 = 0$

Therefore,

Two vectors $a$ and $b$ are perpendicular.

Thus, the angle between the vectors $a$ and $b$ $= 90^{\circ}$

Hence, this is the answer.

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