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Let a, b be two vectors perependicular to each other and `|a|=2, |b|=3 and ctimesa=b.` Q, When |c-a| attains least value, then the valuw of |c| is

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`(1)/(2)`

B

`(7)/(2)`

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`(5)/(2)`

D

`4`

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