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1. Let  the angle between a and b.

Now, a . b = abcos()
a b
 cos() =
ab
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 cos() = 0
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 
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Hence, the angle between a and b is .
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2. We have,
a + b = (i + 2j – 3k) + (3i + j + 2k)
= (4i + 3j – k)
Also,
a – b = (i + 2j – 3k) – (3i + j + 2k)
= (–2i + j – 5k)
Now,
(a + b) . (a – b) = – 8 + 3 + 5 = 0
Thus, (a + b) is perpendicular to (a – b).

3. Given,
(a + b + c) = 0
 |(a + b + c)|2 = 0
 |a|2 + |b|2 + |c|2 + 2 (a . b + b . c + c . a) = 0
 9 + 16 + 25 + 2(a . b + b . c + c . a) = 0
 2(a . b + b . c + c . a) = – 50
 (a . b + b . c + c . a) = – 25

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