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Multivariable CalculusSuperchallengeVectors in Space

Vectors in Space · Superchallenge problem

Unit vectors a,b,c\mathbf a, \mathbf b, \mathbf c are such that the angle between a\mathbf a and b\mathbf b is π3\dfrac{\pi}{3} and the angle between b\mathbf b and c\mathbf c is π4\dfrac{\pi}{4} (the angle between a\mathbf a and c\mathbf c is free). Find the largest possible volume of the parallelepiped spanned by a,b,c\mathbf a, \mathbf b, \mathbf c.