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If is perpendicular to and is perpendicular to , then the angle between and (in degrees) is .
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Let
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Use the condition that perpendicular vectors have zero dot product.
From we get
Expanding:
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From we get
Expanding:
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Subtract (2) from (1):
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Put (3) into (2):
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Therefore,
Now, \cos\theta=\frac{\overrightarrow a\cdot\overrightarrow b}{|\overrightarrow a||\overrightarrow b|}=rac{C}{\sqrt{AB}}=rac{C}{\sqrt{(2C)(2C)}}=\frac{C}{2C}=\frac12.
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Hence,
Therefore, the required angle between and is .
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