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If `vec(a) = hat(i) - hat(j) + 7hat(k)` and `vec(b) = 5hat(i) - hat(j) + lambda hat(k)`, then find the value of `lambda`, so that `vec(a) + vec(b)` and `vec(a) - vec(b)` are perpendicular vectors.

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`lambda = pm 5`
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