If |a| = 2, |b| = 5 and |a * b| = 8, then a . b is equal to:

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b·a = c·a
|a+b-c|² = |a|²+|b|²+|c|²+2(a·b - b·c - a·c)
= 4+16+16+2(a·b - 0 - a·b) = 36
⇒ |a+b-c| = 6

(a+3b). (7a-5b) = 7|a|² - 5ab + 21ab - 15|b|² = 7|a|²+16ab-15|b|²=0.
(a-4b). (7a-2b) = 7|a|² - 2ab - 28ab + 8|b|² = 7|a|²-30ab+8|b|²=0.
Subtracting: 46ab - 23|b|² = 0 ⇒ 2ab = |b|².
Substituting: 7|a|² + 8|b|² - 15|b|² = 0 ⇒ 7|a|² = 7|b|² ⇒ |a|=|b|.
cosθ = ab/ (|a|b|) = ab/|b|² = (1/2)|b|²/|b|² = 1/2.
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a×b=c ⇒ a.c=0,  b.c=0.
|c|² = |a|²|b|² - (a.b)² = (3)|b|² - 1. |c|=√2. So |b|²=1, |b|=1.
Projection of b on a×c.
a×c = a× (a×b) = (a.b)a - (a.a)b = a - 3b.
|a-3b|² = |a|²+9|b|²-6 (a.b) = 3+9-6 = 6.
l = |b. (a-3b)|/|a-3b| = | (a.b)-3|b|²|/√6 = |1

a = i + j + 2k
b = -i + 2j + 3k
a + b = 3j + 5k
a . b = -1 + 2 + 6 = 7
a × b = |i,  j,  k; 1, 2; -1, 2, 3| = -i - 5j + 3k
(a - b) × b) = (a × b) - (b × b) =

${\overrightarrow{a}}_1=x\widehat{i}-\widehat{j}+\widehat{k}\&{\overrightarrow{a}}_2=\widehat{i}+y\widehat{j}+z\widehat{k}$

given ${\overrightarrow{a}}_1\&{\overrightarrow{a}}_2$ are collinear then ${\overrightarrow{a}}_1=\lambda {\overrightarrow{a}}_2$

$\Rightarrow \left(x\widehat{i}-\widehat{j}+\widehat{k}\right)=\lambda \left(\widehat{i}+y\widehat{j}+z\widehat{k}\right)$       

Since $\widehat{i},\widehat{j}\&\widehat{k}$ are not collinear so

$Sox\widehat{i}+y\widehat{j}+z\widehat{k}=\lambda \widehat{i}-\frac{1}{\lambda }\widehat{j}+\frac{1}{\lambda }\widehat{k}$     

Hence possible unit vector parallel to it be $\frac{1}{\sqrt[]{3}}\left(\widehat{i}-\widehat{j}+\widehat{k}\right)$ for $\lambda$ =