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 Let the volume of a parallelepiped whose coterminous edges are given by u=i^+j^+λk^,v=i^+j^+3k^, and w=2i^+j^+k^, be 1 cu.unit. If θ be the angle between the  edges u and w, then cosθ can be: 

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Correct option is A

Volume of parallelepiped formed by coterminous vectors a¯,b¯,c→ is [a¯b¯c→]∴±1=11λ113211⇒=-λ+3=±1⇒λ=2 or λ=4 For λ=2,cosθ=2+1+266=56 For λ=4,cosθ=2+1+4618=763


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