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Let the vectors`vec a` and `vec b` be such that `|veca| = 3` and `|vecb| = (sqrt2)/(3)`, then `vec a xx vec b` is a unit vector, if the angle between `veca` and `vec b` is

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It is given that `|veca|=3and |vecb|=sqrt2/3`
we know that `vecaxxvecb= |veca|vecb|sin theta hatn "where" hatn` is a unit vector peroendicular to both `veca and vecb and theta` is the angle between `veca and vecb`.
`now veca xx vecb` is a unit vector if `|vecaxxvecb|=1`
` or , ||veca||vecb|sin theta|=1`.
`or , ||veca||vecb| sin theta|=1`
`or 3xxsqrt2/3xxsintheta=1`
`or theta=pi/4`
Hence , `veca xx vecb` is a unit vector if the angle between `veca and vecb is pi/4`.
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