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Find |x|, if for a unit vector a, (vec(x)-vec(a)).(vec(x)+vec(a))=12.

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SOLUTION :Given, `|a|=1`.
(`because` It is a UNIT vector, magnitude of a unit vector is 1.)
and `(VEC(x)-vec(a)).(vec(x)+vec(a))=12`
`RARR vec(x).vec(x)+vec(x).vec(a)-vec(a).vec(x)-vec(a).vec(a)=12 ( because a.a =|a|^2 and a.b =b.a)`
`|vec(x)|^2-|vec(x)|^2=12 rArr |vec(x)|-12=12 [because |a|=1 "as a is a unit vector"]`
`rArr |vec(x)|^2=13 rArr |vec(x)|=sqrt(13)`.


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