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For what values of a and b , the vector `(ahati+bhatj)` will be a unit vector perpendicular to the vector `(hati+hatj)` ?

A

1,0

B

0,1

C

`1/sqrt(3),-2/sqrt(3)`

D

`1/sqrt(2),-1/sqrt(2)`

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