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If `vec(a)=hat(i)+2hat(j)-hat(k) " and " vec(b)=3hat(i)+hat(j)-5hat(k)`, find a unit vector in a direction parallel to vector `(vec(a)-vec(b))`.

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`1/sqrt(21)(-2hat(i)+hat(j)+4hat(k))`
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