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PrecalculusSuperchallengeTriangle Trigonometry and Vectors

Triangle Trigonometry and Vectors · Superchallenge problem

Unit vectors a\mathbf a and b\mathbf b are perpendicular, and c\mathbf c is any unit vector in the same plane. Find the smallest possible value of (a−c)⋅(b−c)(\mathbf a-\mathbf c)\cdot(\mathbf b-\mathbf c).