Finding the angle between two vectors

[hyde2042]

Homework Statement

A force F =( 6 i - 2 j ) N acts on a particle that under
goes a displacement D r = ( 3 i + j )m. Find (a) the work done
by the force on the particle and (b) the angle between F
and D r .

Homework Equations

I've found the work to be about 16N. My problem is finding the angle.

The equation thebook gives is cos(inv)* (Products of vectors A and B) / (A)(i^2+j^2)*(B)(i^2+j^2)

The Attempt at a Solution

I used cas(inv)*((VectorA * VectorB) / sqrt(6^2-2^2)(3^2+1^2))

Which came out to 26 degrees. The back of the book says 36.9 degrees for the answer. I don't think I'm missing anything. All your help is appreciated. Thank you.

 

[MetalManuel]

The easiest way that i can think of to find the angle between two vectors is the dot product.

Remember \vec{A}\cdot\vec{B}=|A||B|Cos(\theta)

 

[hyde2042]

The easiest way that i can think of to find the angle between two vectors is the dot product.

Remember \vec{A}\cdot\vec{B}=|A||B|Cos(\theta)

That's what I used, but I still got 26.5 degrees instead of the 36.9.

I got part a correct (finding the Force on the object) so I don't think I did any previous calculations incorrectly for the numbers I'm using now.

 

[SammyS]

The magnitude of vector A is √( 6² + (-2)² ) = √( 36 + 4 ) .

 

[hyde2042]

Holy crap.. thank you.