Two vectors of same magnitude have a resultant equal to either of the two vectos. The angle between two…

Two vectors of same magnitude have a resultant equal to either of the two vectos. The angle between two vectors is
  1. $\operatorname{cos}^{-1}(-0 \cdot 3)$
  2. $\cos ^{-1}(-0-6)$
  3. $\operatorname{cos}^{-1}(-0 \cdot 4)$
  4. $\operatorname{cos}^{-1}(-0 \cdot 5)$

Solution

This is an important result to remember. Two vectors at 120 degree produce a vector equal to their magnitude. Let their magnitude be a, $\begin{array}{l} \text { Resultant }=a=\sqrt{\left(a^{2}+a^{2}+2 \times a \times a \times \cos \theta\right)}=a \sqrt{(2+2 \cos \theta)} \Rightarrow \cos \theta=-\frac{1}{2} \\ \Rightarrow \theta=120^{0} \end{array}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (16 Oct Shift 1)

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