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. A tetrahedron has. vertices at 0(0, 0, 0), A(l, 2, 1) B(2, 1, 3) and C(-1, 1, 2). Then, the angle between the faces 0AB and ABC will be

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a

cos-11935

b

cos-11731

c

90°

d

30°

answer is B.

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 Let n1 and n2 be the vectors normal to the faces OAB and ABC. Then

n1=OA×OB=i^j^k^121213=5i^-j^-3k^

and n2=AB×AC=i^j^k^1-12-2-11=i^-5j^-3k^

If 0 is the angle between the faces OAB and ABC, then 

cosθ=n1·n2n1n2cosθ=5+5+925+1+91+25+9=1935

θ=cos-11935

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