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VECTOR ALGEBRA — Maths STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMathsVECTOR ALGEBRA2 Marks
Question
If $\vec{\text{a}}$ and $\vec{\text{b}}$ are unit vectors, find the angle between $\vec{\text{a}}+\vec{\text{b}}$ and $\vec{\text{a}}-\vec{\text{b}}.$
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Answer

We have
$|\vec{\text{a}}|=1$ and $\big|\vec{\text{b}}\big|=1\dots(1)$
Now,
$\big(\vec{\text{a}}+\vec{\text{b}}\big).\big(\vec{\text{a}}-\vec{\text{b}}\big)=|\vec{\text{a}}|^2-\big|\vec{\text{b}}\big|^2$
$=1^2-1^2$ [using (1)]
$=0$
$\Rightarrow\vec{\text{a}}+\vec{\text{b}}$ and $\vec{\text{a}}-\vec{\text{b}}$ are perpendicular.
$\therefore$ angle between $\big(\vec{\text{a}}+\vec{\text{b}}\big)$ and $\big(\vec{\text{a}}-\vec{\text{b}}\big)$ is 90°.

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