If two vectors are perpendicular, their dot product is zero. So, we can set up the equation:
(â + 2b) · (5â - 4b) = 0
Expanding the equation, we get:
5â · â - 4â · b + 10b · â - 8b · b = 0
Since â · â = |â|^2 and b · b = |b|^2, we can simplify the equation to:
5|â|^2 - 4â · b + 10b · â - 8|b|^2 = 0
Now, we can use the fact that â · b = |â||b|cos(θ), where θ is the angle between â and b. Substituting this into the equation, we get:
5|â|^2 - 4|â||b|cos(θ) + 10|â||b|cos(θ) - 8|b|^2 = 0
Simplifying the equation, we get:
5|â|^2 + 6|â||b|cos(θ) - 8|b|^2 = 0
Now, we can solve for cos(θ):
cos(θ) = (-5|â|^2 + 8|b|^2) / (6|â||b|)
Since -1 ≤ cos(θ) ≤ 1, we can find the angle θ:
θ = arccos((-5|â|^2 + 8|b|^2) / (6|â||b|))
This is the angle between â and b. Note that the exact value of θ will depend on the magnitudes of â and b.