The direction angle $\alpha$ of the vector $<4, 1, 8>$ is
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Step 1: Compute the magnitude of v = <4, 1, 8>: |v| = sqrt(4^2 + 1^2 + 8^2) = sqrt(16 + 1 + 64) = sqrt(81) = 9. Show more…
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