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Find the angle between any two diagonals of a cube.

A

` cos theta = (sqrt3)/(2)`

B

` cos theta = (1)/(sqrt2)`

C

`cos theta = (1)/(3)`

D

`cos theta = (1)/(sqrt6)`

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