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Using the information below: (i) Calculate the angular momentum for the particles. (ii) Find the momentum vectors and then angle between the position.

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  1. Calculate the angular momentum L⃗\vec{L}.

    The angular momentum L⃗\vec{L} is the cross product of the position vector r⃗\vec{r} and the momentum vector p⃗\vec{p}.
    Given r⃗=(4,5,3)\vec{r} = (4, 5, 3) and p⃗=(1,4,2)\vec{p} = (1, 4, 2).

    L⃗=r⃗×p⃗=∣ijk453142∣\vec{L} = \vec{r} \times \vec{p} = \begin{vmatrix} \mathbf{i} & \mathbf{j} & \mathbf{k} \\ 4 & 5 & 3 \\ 1 & 4 & 2 \end{vmatrix} L⃗=(5⋅2−3⋅4)i−(4⋅2−3⋅1)j+(4⋅4−5⋅1)k\vec{L} = (5 \cdot 2 - 3 \cdot 4)\mathbf{i} - (4 \cdot 2 - 3 \cdot 1)\mathbf{j} + (4 \cdot 4 - 5 \cdot 1)\mathbf{k} L⃗=(10−12)i−(8−3)j+(16−5)k\vec{L} = (10 - 12)\mathbf{i} - (8 - 3)\mathbf{j} + (16 - 5)\mathbf{k} L⃗=−2i−5j+11k\vec{L} = -2\mathbf{i} - 5\mathbf{j} + 11\mathbf{k}

    The angular momentum is (−2,−5,11)\boxed{(-2, -5, 11)}.

  2. Calculate the dot product of r⃗\vec{r} and p⃗\vec{p}.

    The dot product is used to find the angle between the vectors.

    r⃗⋅p⃗=(4)(1)+(5)(4)+(3)(2)\vec{r} \cdot \vec{p} = (4)(1) + (5)(4) + (3)(2) r⃗⋅p⃗=4+20+6=30\vec{r} \cdot \vec{p} = 4 + 20 + 6 = 30
  3. Calculate the magnitudes of r⃗\vec{r} and p⃗\vec{p}.

    ∣r⃗∣=42+52+32=16+25+9=50|\vec{r}| = \sqrt{4^2 + 5^2 + 3^2} = \sqrt{16 + 25 + 9} = \sqrt{50} ∣p⃗∣=12+42+22=1+16+4=21|\vec{p}| = \sqrt{1^2 + 4^2 + 2^2} = \sqrt{1 + 16 + 4} = \sqrt{21}
  4. Calculate the angle θ\theta between r⃗\vec{r} and p⃗\vec{p}.

    The angle θ\theta is given by cos⁡θ=r⃗⋅p⃗∣r⃗∣∣p⃗∣\cos \theta = \frac{\vec{r} \cdot \vec{p}}{|\vec{r}| |\vec{p}|}.

    cos⁡θ=305021=301050\cos \theta = \frac{30}{\sqrt{50} \sqrt{21}} = \frac{30}{\sqrt{1050}} θ=arccos⁡(301050)\theta = \arccos\left(\frac{30}{\sqrt{1050}}\right) θ≈arccos⁡(0.92582)\theta \approx \arccos(0.92582) θ≈22.20∘\theta \approx \boxed{22.20^\circ}
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