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`veca, vecb and vecc` are unit vecrtors such that `|veca + vecb+ 3vecc|=4` Angle between `veca and vecb is theta_(1)` , between `vecb and vecc is theta_(2)` and between `veca and vecb` varies `[pi//6, 2pi//3]` . Then the maximum value of `cos theta_(1)+3cos theta_(2)` is

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3

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4

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`2sqrt2`

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6

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The correct Answer is:
b

`|veca + vecb + 3 vecc |^(2) = 16`
`Rightarrow |veca|^(2) + |vecb|^(2) + 9 |vecc|^(2) + 2cos theta_(1) + 6 cos theta_(2)`
` + 6 cos theta_(3) = 16, theta_(3) ne [ pi//6, 2pi//3]`
`or 2 cos theta_(1)+ 6 cos theta_(2) = 5-6 cos theta_(3)`
` or ( cos theta_(1) + 3 costheta_(2))_(max) = 4`
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