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A unit vector perpendicular to both i^+j^ and j^+k^ is

(a) i^-j^+k^

(b) i^+j^+k^

(c) 13i^+j^+k^

(d) 13i^-j^+k^

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(d) 13i^-j^+k^

Let:a=i^+j^+0k^ b=0i^+j^+k^ a×b=i^j^k^110011 = i^-j^+k^a×b=1+1+1 =3Unit vector perpendicular to a and b=a×ba×b=i^-j^+k^3


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