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|vec A|=5 |bar(B)|=4& angle between bar(A)&bar(B) is 60^(0) then |bar(A)-bar(B)| will be 8. (B) 4 (A) 5 (D) none of these.​

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ANSWER:

(D) NONE of these

|⃗A - ⃗B| = √21

Explanation:

Given

|A| = 5

|⃗B| = 4,

θ = 60º

Calculation.

We know that for any vector ⃗X,

⃗X. ⃗X = |⃗X||⃗X|cos(0) = |⃗X|²

Applying this with ⃗A - ⃗B we GET

|⃗A - ⃗B|² = (⃗A - ⃗B).(⃗A - ⃗B)

= ⃗A.⃗A - ⃗A.⃗B - ⃗B.⃗A + ⃗B.⃗B

= |⃗A|² - 2|⃗A||⃗B|cos(θ) + |⃗B|²

= 5² - 2*5*4*cos(60º) + 4²

= 25 - 2*5*4*(1/2) +16

= 25 + 16 - 20

= 21

or |⃗A - ⃗B| = √21



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