A unit vector which is coplanar to vector
and
and perpendicular to
is
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Let the vector be given as
For this vector to be coplanar with
and
we will have 
This gives,
.....(i)
.....(ii)
.....(iii)
For the vector
to be perpendicular to
we will have 
......(iv)
Adding equation (i) to (iii), we get 

Now with the help of (i), (ii) and (iii), we get

Hence the required vector is 
To be its unit vector 
Hence the required unit vector is,
.
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is a unit vector and perpendicular to
.
But
.
So it is not coplanar with the given vector.
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is a unit vector and also perpendicular to
.
So, it is also coplanar with the given vectors.
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