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The correct option is A √(3) Since â ,b̂ ,ĉ are mutually perpendicular unit vectors, ⇒| â #160;| =| b̂ #160;| =| ĉ #160;| =1 and #16 ...

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If $^a,^b,^c$ are mutually perpendicular unit vectors, then $∣ ∣^a +^b +^c ∣ ∣$ is equal to

\sqrt{3}

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Solution

The correct option is A $\sqrt{3}$
Since $^a,^b,^c$ are mutually perpendicular unit vectors,
$\Rightarrow |^a | = ∣ ∣^b ∣ ∣ = |^c | = 1$ and $^a .^b =^b .^c =^c .^a = 0$ ...(i)

Now, ${∣ ∣^a +^b +^c ∣ ∣}^{2} = (^a +^b +^c) . (^a +^b +^c)$
$= {|^a |}^{2} + {∣ ∣^b ∣ ∣}^{2} + {|^c |}^{2} + 2 (^a .^b +^b .^c +^c .^a)$
$= 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 = 3$
$\Rightarrow ∣ ∣^a +^b +^c ∣ ∣ = \sqrt{3}$ .

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