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(A) We are given the vector triple product identity: $(\overline{a} 	imes \overline{b}) 	imes \overline{c} = (\overline{a} \cdot \overline{c}) \over

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$\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{3}$

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(A) We are given the vector triple product identity: $(\overline{a} 	imes \overline{b}) 	imes \overline{c} = (\overline{a} \cdot \overline{c}) \overline{b} - (\overline{b} \cdot \overline{c}) \overline{a}$.Comparing this with the given equation $(\overline{a} 	imes \overline{b}) 	imes \overline{c} = \frac{1}{3}|\overline{b}||\overline{c}| \overline{a}$,we note that the coefficient of $\overline{b}$ must be zero since there is no $\overline{b}$ term on the right side. Thus,$(\overline{a} \cdot \overline{c}) = 0$.Equating the coefficients of $\overline{a}$,we get: $-(\overline{b} \cdot \overline{c}) = \frac{1}{3}|\overline{b}||\overline{c}|$.Using the definition of the dot product,$\overline{b} \cdot \overline{c} = |\overline{b}||\overline{c}| \cos 	heta$,we have:$-|\overline{b}||\overline{c}| \cos 	heta = \frac{1}{3}|\overline{b}||\overline{c}|$.Since $\overline{b}$ and $\overline{c}$ are non-zero vectors,we can divide by $|\overline{b}||\overline{c}|$:$-\cos 	heta = \frac{1}{3} \implies \cos 	heta = -\frac{1}{3}$.Using the identity $\sin^2 	heta + \cos^2 	heta = 1$,we find:$\sin^2 	heta = 1 - (-\frac{1}{3})^2 = 1 - \frac{1}{9} = \frac{8}{9}$.Since $	heta$ is the angle between two vectors,$0 \le 	heta \le \pi$,so $\sin 	heta \ge 0$.Therefore,$\sin 	heta = \sqrt{\frac{8}{9}} = \frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{3}$.

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