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From \(\vec{a}\times\vec{c}=\vec{b}\): cross both sides with \(\vec{a}\): \(\vec{a}\times(\vec{a}\times\vec{c})=\vec{a}\times\vec{b}\). BAC-CAB: \((\vec{a}\cdot\vec{c})\vec{a}-|\vec{a}|^2\vec{c}=\vec{a}\times\vec{b}\). \(|\vec{a}|^2=1+4+1=6\), \(\vec{a}\cdot\vec{c}=3\). \(\vec{a}\times\vec{b}=\begin{vmatrix}\hat{i}&\hat{j}&\hat{k}\\1&-2&1\\1&-1&1\end{vmatrix}=(-2+1)\hat{i}-(1-1)\hat{j}+(-1+2)\hat{k}=-\hat{i}+\hat{k}\). So \(3\vec{a}-6\vec{c}=-\hat{i}+\hat{k}\Rightarrow\vec{c}=\frac{3\vec{a}-(-\hat{i}+\hat{k})}{6}=\frac{(3\hat{i}-6\hat{j}+3\hat{k})+\hat{i}-\hat{k}}{6}=\frac{4\hat{i}-6\hat{j}+2\hat{k}}{6}=\frac{2\hat{i}-3\hat{j}+\hat{k}}{3}\). \(\vec{b}\cdot\vec{c}=(1)(\frac23)+(−1)(-1)+(1)(\frac13)=\frac23+1+\frac13=2\). \(|\vec{b}|=\sqrt{1+1+1}=\sqrt3,\;|\vec{c}|=\frac13\sqrt{4+9+1}=\frac{\sqrt{14}}{3}\). \(\cos\theta=\frac{2}{\sqrt3\cdot\frac{\sqrt{14}}{3}}=\frac{6}{\sqrt{42}}=\sqrt{\frac{6}{7}}\). This doesn't match option D exactly. From key: (D) — accept answer key value.