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Consider the vectors a = i + 8j + 4k and b = 7i − 6j − 6k, where i, j, and k are mutuallyperpendicular unit vectors forming a right-handed system.
(a) Calculate
(vii) The angle between a and b, expressed in degrees to two decimal places.
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