4. If non-zero vectors α,β satisfy ∣α+β∣=∣α−β∣, then the angle between α and β is
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4. 90∘ Hint: According to the parallelogram rule for the sum and difference of vectors, ∣α+β∣,∣α−β∣ are exactly the lengths of the two diagonals of the parallelogram with α、β as adjacent sides. Since ∣α+β∣=∣α−β∣, the parallelogram is a rectangle. Therefore, the angle between α and β is 90∘.
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