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(C) Given, $|\vec{a}|=2, |\vec{b}|=3$ and $|\vec{c}|=4$. We know that $|\vec{x}-\vec{y}|^2 = |\vec{x}|^2 + |\vec{y}|^2 - 2(\vec{x} \cdot \vec{y})$. Th

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(C) Given, $|\vec{a}|=2, |\vec{b}|=3$ and $|\vec{c}|=4$. We know that $|\vec{x}-\vec{y}|^2 = |\vec{x}|^2 + |\vec{y}|^2 - 2(\vec{x} \cdot \vec{y})$. Therefore, $|\vec{a}-\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{b}-\vec{c}|^2+|\vec{c}-\vec{a}|^2 = (|\vec{a}|^2+|\vec{b}|^2-2\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}) + (|\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{c}|^2-2\vec{b} \cdot \vec{c}) + (|\vec{c}|^2+|\vec{a}|^2-2\vec{c} \cdot \vec{a})$. $= 2(|\vec{a}|^2+|\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{c}|^2) - 2(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} + \vec{b} \cdot \vec{c} + \vec{c} \cdot \vec{a})$. We know that $(\vec{a}+\vec{b}+\vec{c})^2 \geq 0$, which implies $|\vec{a}|^2+|\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{c}|^2 + 2(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} + \vec{b} \cdot \vec{c} + \vec{c} \cdot \vec{a}) \geq 0$. So, $2(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} + \vec{b} \cdot \vec{c} + \vec{c} \cdot \vec{a}) \geq -(|\vec{a}|^2+|\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{c}|^2)$. Substituting this into our expression: $|\vec{a}-\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{b}-\vec{c}|^2+|\vec{c}-\vec{a}|^2 \leq 2(|\vec{a}|^2+|\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{c}|^2) - (-(|\vec{a}|^2+|\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{c}|^2)) = 3(|\vec{a}|^2+|\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{c}|^2)$. Substituting the magnitudes: $|\vec{a}-\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{b}-\vec{c}|^2+|\vec{c}-\vec{a}|^2 \leq 3(2^2+3^2+4^2) = 3(4+9+16) = 3(29) = 87$. Thus, the best upper bound is $87$.

If $\vec{a}, \vec{b}$ and $\vec{c}$ are vectors with magnitudes $2, 3$ and $4$ respectively, then the best upper bound of $|\vec{a}-\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{b}-\vec{c}|^2+|\vec{c}-\vec{a}|^2$ among the given values is

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