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Let a,b and c be non-zero vectors such that (a×b)×c=13|b||c|a. If θ is the acute angle between the vectors b and c, then sinθ equals?

A
13
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23
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23
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D
223
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Solution

The correct option is D 223
(a×b)×c=13bcac(a×b)=13bca[(c×b)a(c×a)b]=13bca(c×a)b(c×b)a=13bca(c×b)a=13bcabcacosθ=13bcacosθ=13sinθ=223
Option D is correct.

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