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Let a and b be the vectors of the same magnitude such that | a+ b|+| a- b| | a+ b|-| a- b|=√2+1. Then | a+ b|^2 | a|^2 is :

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Let a⃗\vec{a}a and b⃗\vec{b}b be the vectors of the same magnitude such that ∣a⃗+b⃗∣+∣a⃗−b⃗∣∣a⃗+b⃗∣−∣a⃗−b⃗∣=2+1\frac{|\vec{a}+\vec{b}|+|\vec{a}-\vec{b}|}{|\vec{a}+\vec{b}|-|\vec{a}-\vec{b}|}=\sqrt{2}+1∣a+b∣−∣a−b∣∣a+b∣+∣a−b∣​=2​+1. Then ∣a⃗+b⃗∣2∣a⃗∣2\frac{|\vec{a}+\vec{b}|^2}{|\vec{a}|^2}∣a∣2∣a+b∣2​ is :

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Held on 7 Apr 2025 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    2+422+4 \sqrt{2}2+42​

  2. B

    1+21+\sqrt{2}1+2​

  3. C

    2+22+\sqrt{2}2+2​

  4. D

    4+224+2 \sqrt{2}4+22​

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