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If `veca` and `vecb` are unit vectors inclined at an angle `theta`, then the value of `|veca-vecb|` is

A

`2 sin(theta)/(2)`

B

`2sintheta`

C

`2costheta(theta)/(2)`

D

`2costheta`

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