Two unit vectors is also unit vector then magnitude of the differences
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the magnitude of their difference is exactly equal to √3.
suppose the two unit vectors are a and b
such that it is possible to say
|a|=|b|=1
The magnitude of the sum of the two vectors is
|a+b|²=|a|²+|b|²+2×(a⋅b)
Similarly, the magnitude of their difference is
|a−b|²=|a|²+|b|²−2×(a⋅b)
if their sum is also a unit vector, then |a+b|=1 and thus (a⋅b)=−12
so, the magnitude of their difference is
|a−b|² = 1+1−2(−12)
=√3
suppose the two unit vectors are a and b
such that it is possible to say
|a|=|b|=1
The magnitude of the sum of the two vectors is
|a+b|²=|a|²+|b|²+2×(a⋅b)
Similarly, the magnitude of their difference is
|a−b|²=|a|²+|b|²−2×(a⋅b)
if their sum is also a unit vector, then |a+b|=1 and thus (a⋅b)=−12
so, the magnitude of their difference is
|a−b|² = 1+1−2(−12)
=√3
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