Angle made by the position vector of the point ( 5 , - 4 , - 3 ) with the positive direction of X - axis is

Angle made by the position vector of the point (5,-4,-3) with the positive direction of X-axis is
  1. π2
  2. π6
  3. π4
  4. π3

Solution

The position vector of the point 5, -4, -3 is 5i^-4j^-3k^

We know that i^ is the unit vector along x-axis

So, the angle between the vector 5i^-4j^-3k^ and x-axis will be same as the angle between the vector 5i^-4j^-3k^ and i^.

Let the angle be θ

5i^-4j^-3k^·i^=5i^-4j^-3k^i^cosθ

5=52cosθ

cosθ=12

θ=π4

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (19 Aug Shift 1)

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