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Three vectors are expressed as \(\vec{a}=4 \hat{i}-\hat{j}, \vec{b}=-3 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}\) and \(\vec{c}=-\hat{k}\). The unit vector along the direction of sum of these vectors is

  1. A \(\frac{\hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}-\widehat{\mathrm{k}}}{\sqrt{3}}\)
  2. B \(\frac{1}{3}(\hat{\mathrm{i}}-\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})\)
  3. C \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(\hat{\mathrm{i}}-\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})\)
  4. D \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(\hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})\)
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(A) \(\frac{\hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}-\widehat{\mathrm{k}}}{\sqrt{3}}\)

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\(\vec{S} = \vec{a} + \vec{b} + \vec{c}\) \(\vec{S} = (4\hat{i} - \hat{j}) + (-3\hat{i} + 2\hat{j}) + (-\hat{k})\)