Given the vector �→=⟨-5,-1⟩, find the magnitude and angle in which the vector points (measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis, 0≤�<2�)

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Given the vector �→=⟨-5,-1⟩, find the magnitude and angle in which the vector points (measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis, 0≤�<2�)

 

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I did it at first and got the angle wrong. When inputted into my online class, it ends up telling me that the correct answer is around 3.3389882134397. I don't know how to get it to become this answer.

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