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If `veca and vecb` are non - zero vectors such that `|veca + vecb| = |veca - 2vecb|` then

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`2 veca. vecb= |vecb|^(2)`

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` veca. vecb= |vecb|^(2)`

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least value of `veca . vecb + 1/(|vecb|^(2) + 2) " is " sqrt2`

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least value of `veca .vecb + 1/(|vecb|^(2) + 2) " is " sqrt2 -1 `

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The correct Answer is:
a,d

` |veca+vecb|= |veca-2vecb|`
`Rightarrow veca.vecb= (|vecb|^(2))/2`
Also `veca.vecb + 1/(|vecb|^(2) +2)`
`(|vecb|^(2)+2)/2+ 1/(|vecb|^(2)+2)-1`
`ge sqrt2-1 `
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