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(a) What is the geometric significance of the relation `|vec(a)+vec(b)|=|vec(a)-vec(b)|` ?
(b) Prove geometrically that `|vec(a)+vec(b)|le |vec(a)|+|vec(b)|`.

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(a) `= |vec(a)-vec(b)|`
(b) `= |vec(a)|+|vec(b)|`
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