例題 ${\bf A} = (1,1,2)$ ${\bf B} = (-1,2,1)$ のなす角を求めよう.

解答

$\displaystyle \cos{\theta} = \frac{a_{1}b_{1} + a_{2}b_{2} + a_{3}b_{3}}{\Vert(...
...Vert(b_{1},b_{2},b_{3})\Vert} = \frac{-1+2+2}{\sqrt{6}\sqrt{6}} = \frac{1}{2}. $

これを満たす$\theta$ $\displaystyle{[0, \frac{\pi}{2}]}$ で捜すと $\displaystyle{\theta = \frac{\pi}{3}}$ となる.