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Show that the angle between two diagonals of a cube is `cos^(-1)sqrt(1/3)dot`

A

`cos^(-1)(1/sqrt(3))`

B

`cos^(-1)(2/sqrt(3))`

C

`cos^(-1)(1/3)`

D

`cos^(-1)(2/3)`

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