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In isosceles triangles `A B C ,| vec A B|=| vec B C|=8,` a point `E` divides `A B` internally in the ratio 1:3, then find the angle between ` vec C Ea n d vec C A(w h e r e| vec C A|=12)dot`

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`|vecc|=12and |vecb|=|vecb-vecc|=8`
`b^2=b^(2)+c^(2)-vecb.bvecc`
`vecb.vecc=72`
`costheta(vecc.(vecc-((vecb)/(4))))/(|vecc||vecc-vecb/4|)=(vecc.vecc-(vecc.vecb)/4)/(12|vecc-vecb/4|)=(144-18)/(12|vecc-vecb/4|)`
`|vecc-vecb/4|^(-2)=|vecc|^(2)+|vecb|^(2)/16-(vecb.vecc)/2=144+4-36=112`
`cos theta=21/(2xxsqrt112)=21/(2xx4sqrt7)=(3sqrt7)/8`
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