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Let u and v be unit vectors. If w is a vector such that w+(w×u)=v, then maximum value of 2|(u×v).w| is

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[uvw]=(u×v).(v(w×u)) =(u×v).(u×w) =∣ ∣u.uu.wv.uv.w∣ ∣

w+(w×u)=v
Taking dot product with u
u.w=u.v
Taking dot product with v
v.w=1[uvw]

Assuming the angle between u and v be θ
[uvw]=1cosθcosθ1[uvw][uvw]=1[uvw]cos2θ2[uvw]=1cos2θ
Hence the maximum value will be 1.


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