OCR C4 2012 June — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicVectors Introduction & 2D

5
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{b5d85e48-0d5a-4edf-bf58-eba4f8d28d3d-2_425_680_1302_689} In the diagram the points \(A\) and \(B\) have position vectors \(\mathbf { a }\) and \(\mathbf { b }\) with respect to the origin \(O\). Given that \(| \mathbf { a } | = 3 , | \mathbf { b } | = 4\) and \(\mathbf { a . b } = 6\), find
  1. the angle \(A O B\),
  2. \(| \mathbf { a } - \mathbf { b } |\).