Let a = i + j + k, b and c = j - k be three vectors such that a * b = c and a . b = 1. If the length of projection vector of the vector b on the vector a * c is l, then the value of 3l² is equal to ________.

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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 = |1-3|/√6 = 2/√6.
3l² = 3 (4/6) = 2.

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