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Find the angle between the lines whose direction ratios are a, b, c and b-c, c-a, a-b

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Since a(b-c)+b(c-a)+c(a-b) = ab-ac+bc-ba_ca-cd = 0, the lines are perpendicular `therefore` The angle between the lines = `90^@`
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