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If a,b,c are three vectors such that a×b=c,b×c=a,c×a=b then prove that |a|=|b|=|c|

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a×b=c
c.(a×b)=c.c
c.(a×b)=|c|2 ..... (1)
b×c=a
a.(b×c)=a.a
a.(b×c)=|a|2 ..... (2)
c×a=b2
b.(c×a)=b.b
b.(c×a)=b2 ..... (3)
but, we know that
a.(b×c)=b.(c×a)=c.(a×b) ..... (4)
|a|2=b2=|c|2 (from 1,2,3 & 4)
|¯a|=¯b=|¯c|.

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