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If `veca` and `vecb` are two unit vectors, then the vector `(veca+vecb)xx(vecaxxvecb)` is parallel to the vector

A

`veca+vecb`

B

`veca-vecb`

C

`2veca+vecb`

D

`2veca-vecb`

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The correct Answer is:
B

We have
`(veca+vecb)xx(vecaxxvecb)=vecaxx(vecaxxvecb)+vecbxx(vecaxxvecb)`
`implies (veca+vecb)xx(vecaxxvecb)=(veca.vecb)veca-(veca.veca)veca+(vecb.vecb)veca-(vecb-veca)vecb`
`implies(veca+vecb)xx(vecaxxvecb)=(veca.vecb)veca-|veca|^(2)vecb+|vecb|^(2)veca-(veca.vecb)vecb`
`implies (veca+vecb)xx(vecaxxvecb)=(veca.vecb)veca-vecb+veca-(veca.vecb)vecb [( :' |veca|),(=|vecb|=1)]`
`=(veca+vecb)xx(vecaxxvecb)=(veca.vecb+1)veca-(veca.vecb+1)vecb`
`implies(veca+vecb)xx(vecaxxvecb)=(veca.vecb+1)(veca-vecb)`
Hence `(veca+vecb)xx(vecaxxvecb)` is parallel to `veca-vecb`.
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