Saturday, June 27, 2009

`3x - 5y = 3, 3x + 5y = 12` Find the angle theta (in radians and degrees) between the lines

Given:


`3x-5y=3`


`3x+5y=12`



The formula to find the angle between two lines is


`tan(theta)=|(m_2-m_1)/(1+m_1_2)|`



Find the slope of line 1.


`3x-5y=3`


`-5y=-3x+3`


`y=3/5x-3/5`


The slope of line 1 is `m_1=3/5` .


Find the slope of line 2.


`3x+5y=12`


`5y=-3x+12`


`y=-3/5x+12/5`


` `The slope of line 2 is `m_2=-3/5.`


Plug in the slopes into the formula


`tan(theta)=|((m_2-m_1)/(1+m_1m_2))|`


`tan(theta)=|((-3/5)-(3/5))/(1+(3/5)(-3/5))|=15/8`



`theta=arctan(15/8)=61.9^@=1.0808` radians.



The angle between the two lines is 61.9 degrees or 1.0808 radians.

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