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Let a, b and be three unit vectors, out of which vectors b and are non-parallel. If α and β are the angles which vector a makes with vectors b and…

JEE Main 2019 — Mathematics Vectors & 3D Geometry

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Let a⃗,b⃗\vec{a}, \vec{b}a,b and c⃗\vec{c}c be three unit vectors, out of which vectors b⃗\vec{b}b and c⃗\vec{c}c are non-parallel. If α\alphaα and β\betaβ are the angles which vector a⃗\vec{a}a makes with vectors b⃗\vec{b}b and c⃗\vec{c}c respectively and a⃗×(b⃗×c⃗)=12b⃗\vec{a}\times (\vec{b}\times \vec{c})=\frac{1}{2}\vec{b}a×(b×c)=21​b, then ∣α−β∣|\alpha -\beta |∣α−β∣ is equal to :

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Held on 12 Jan 2019 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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    90o{90}^{o}90o

  2. B

    60o{60}^{o}60o

  3. C

    45o{45}^{o}45o

  4. D

    30o{30}^{o}30o

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