Chapter 3: Q40P (page 113)
Show that the given lines intersect and find the acute angle between them.
Short Answer
The Acute angle between the lines is
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Chapter 3: Q40P (page 113)
Show that the given lines intersect and find the acute angle between them.
The Acute angle between the lines is
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Step 2: Find the determinant.
The objective is to determine the determinant of .
Add two times the third column in the second column, to get
Now, do the Laplace development using the second column to get
Hence, the value of the determinant is .
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