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Find the value of '\(b\)' such that the scalar product of the vector \(\hat{\imath}+\hat{\jmath}+\hat{k}\) with the unit vector parallel to the sum of the vectors \(2 \hat{\imath}+4 \hat{\jmath}-5 \hat{k}\) and \(b \hat{\imath}+2 \hat{\jmath}+3 \hat{k}\) is unity

  1. A 1
  2. B 0
  3. C \(-1\)
  4. D \(-2\)
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(A) 1

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Let \(\vec{a} = \hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}\). Let \(\vec{u} = 2\hat{i} + 4\hat{j} - 5\hat{k}\) and \(\vec{v} = b\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 3\hat{k}\). The sum of the vectors is \(\vec{s} = \vec{u} + \vec{v} = (2+b)\hat{i} + 6\hat{j} - 2\hat{k}\). The unit vector parallel to…