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If `veca,vecb and vecc` are three mutually perpendicular unit vectors and `vecd` is a unit vector which makes equal angal with `veca,vecb and vecc`, then find the value of `|veca+vecb+vecc+vecd|^(2)`.

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`|veca+vecb+vecc+vecd|^(2)=sum|veca|^(2)+2sumveca.vecb=4+2vecd.(veca+vecb+vecc) " " (veca,vecb,vecc "are mutually perpendicular")`
`Let vecd=lambdaveca+muvecb+v vecc. Then vecd.veca=vecd.vecb=vecd.vecc=costheta`Therefore,
`lambda=mu=v=costheta`
` lambda^(2)+mu^(2)+v^(2)=1Rightarrow3cos^(2)theta=1costheta=1/sqrt3`
`|veca+vecb+vecc+vecd|^(2)=4+-(2.3)/sqrt3=4+-2sqrt3`
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