For two vectors, their dot product is numerically equal to their cross product.
Therefore, the angle between the vectors in degrees is
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Let the 2 vectors be a and b and the angle between them be θ . Assume that the magnitude of the 2 vectors is non-zero and θ is in principal range, i.e., θ ∈ [ 0 , π ] . Now, given that ---->
a ⋅ b = a × b
⟹ ∣ a ∣ ∣ b ∣ cos θ = ∣ a ∣ ∣ b ∣ sin θ
⟹ cos θ = sin θ
⟹ tan θ = 1 ⟹ θ = 4 5 ∘