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If a and b are two unit vectors and θ is the angle between them, then a+b is a unit vector if θ is
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Steve
without loss of generality, we can let
a = <1,0>
b = <cosθ,sinθ>
a+b = <(1+cosθ),sinθ>
|a+b|^2 = (1+cosθ)^2 + sin^2 θ
if a+b is a unit vector,
|a+b|^2 = 1
1+2cosθ+cos^2θ + sin^2θ = 1
1+2cosθ = 0
cosθ = -1/2
θ = 2pi/3
a = <1,0>
b = <cosθ,sinθ>
a+b = <(1+cosθ),sinθ>
|a+b|^2 = (1+cosθ)^2 + sin^2 θ
if a+b is a unit vector,
|a+b|^2 = 1
1+2cosθ+cos^2θ + sin^2θ = 1
1+2cosθ = 0
cosθ = -1/2
θ = 2pi/3