Question: A positively charged particle moves with velocity v(vector) in a region where there is a magnetic field B(vector) and a nonzero magnetic force F (vector)

A positively charged particle moves with velocity v(vector) in a region where there is a magnetic field B(vector) and a nonzero magnetic force F (vector) n the particle. Consider how these three vectors are oriented with respect to one another.
(a) Which pairs of these vectors are always perpendicular?
(b) Which pairs can have any angle between them?

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