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If `|veca| = |vecb|=|veca+vecb|=1` then prove that `|veca-vecb|=sqrt(3)`.

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`|veca+vecb|^(2)+|veca-vecb|^(2)=2(|veca|^(2)+|vecb|^(2))`
`1+|veca-vecb|^(2)=4or|veca-vecb|sqrt3`
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