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Let a,band c be three non-zero vectors such that no two of them are collinear and (a×b)×c=13|b||c|a. If θ is the angle between vectors b and c, then a value of sin θ is :

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223
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23
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23
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223
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Solution

The correct option is C 223
Given:
(a×b)×c =13b|c|a

(a×b)×c = a(b.c)+b(a.c)=ab|c|cosθ+b|a||c|cosα .......... (α is the angle between a and c)

ab|c|cosθ+b|a||c|cosα=13b|c|a

Comparing both the sides.
We get, cosα=0
hence,

ab|c|cosθ=13b|c|a

cosθ=13

We have,
cos2θ+sin2θ=1
sinθ=1cos2θ=119=83=223

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