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Published on: September 12, 2026
The sum, difference and cross product of two vectors 
and 
are mutually perpendicular if :
A
and 
are perpendicular to each other and 
B
and 
are perpendicular to each other C
and 
are perpendicular but their magnitudes are arbitrary D
and their directions are arbitrary
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
Let 
and 
Given that 
is perpendicular to 
cross product of 
and 
is perpendicular to the plane formed by 
and 
or 
and 
.
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