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Two vectors of equal magnitude: |A + B| versus |A - B| and the angle between them

This type of question, asked 5 times: 2021 Paper 15, 25 Jun 2022, 29 Jun 2022, 31 Jan 2024, 9 Apr 2024. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 15

    7
    If X→\overrightarrow{X} and Y→\overrightarrow{Y} are two vectors, such that ∣X→∣=∣Y→∣&∣X→−Y→∣=10∣X→+Y→∣|\overrightarrow{X}| = |\overrightarrow{Y}|\&|\overrightarrow{X}-\overrightarrow{Y}| = 10|\overrightarrow{X}+\overrightarrow{Y}|, then. Find the angle between X→\overrightarrow{X} and Y→\overrightarrow{Y}

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  2. Question 2

    25 Jun 2022

    3
    Which of the following relations is true for two- unit vectors A^\widehat{A} and B^\widehat{B} making an angle θ\theta to each other?

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  3. Question 3

    29 Jun 2022

    13
    Two vectors A→\overrightarrow{A} and B→\overrightarrow{B} have equal magnitudes. If magnitude of A→+B→\overrightarrow{A}+\overrightarrow{B} is equal to two times the magnitude of A→−B→\overrightarrow{A}-\overrightarrow{B}, then the angle between A→\overrightarrow{A} and B→\overrightarrow{B} will be :

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  4. Question 4

    31 Jan 2024

    104
    If two vectors A→\overrightarrow{A} and B→\overrightarrow{B} having equal magnitude RR are inclined at an angle θ\theta, then

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  5. Question 5

    9 Apr 2024

    21
    If a→\overrightarrow{a} and b→\overrightarrow{b} makes an angle cos⁡−1(59)\cos^{- 1}\left( \frac{5}{9} \right) with each other, then ∣a→+b→∣=2∣a→−b→∣|\overrightarrow{a}+\overrightarrow{b}| =\sqrt{2}|\overrightarrow{a}-\overrightarrow{b}| for ∣a→∣=n∣b→∣|\overrightarrow{a}| = n|\overrightarrow{b}| The integer value of nn is______.