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Standard XII
Mathematics
Applications of Cross Product
If i - j...
Question
If
i
−
j
+
2
k
,
2
i
+
j
−
k
and
3
i
−
j
+
2
k
are position vectors of vertices of a triangle ,then its area is
A
26
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B
13
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C
2
√
13
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D
√
13
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Solution
The correct option is
A
√
13
Given
−
−
→
O
A
=
ˆ
i
−
ˆ
j
+
2
ˆ
k
−
−
→
O
B
=
2
ˆ
i
+
ˆ
j
−
ˆ
k
−
−
→
O
C
=
3
ˆ
i
−
ˆ
j
+
2
ˆ
k
Now,
Area of triangle
=
1
2
∣
∣
∣
−
−
→
A
B
×
−
−
→
B
C
∣
∣
∣
−
−
→
A
B
=
−
−
→
O
B
−
−
−
→
O
A
=
(
2
−
1
)
ˆ
i
+
(
1
+
1
)
ˆ
j
+
(
−
1
−
2
)
ˆ
k
=
ˆ
i
+
2
ˆ
j
−
3
ˆ
k
And,
−
−
→
B
C
=
−
−
→
O
C
−
−
−
→
O
B
=
(
3
−
2
)
ˆ
i
+
(
−
1
−
1
)
ˆ
j
+
(
2
+
1
)
ˆ
k
=
ˆ
i
−
2
ˆ
j
+
3
ˆ
k
Now
−
−
→
A
B
×
−
−
→
B
C
=
∣
∣ ∣ ∣
∣
ˆ
i
ˆ
j
ˆ
k
1
2
−
3
1
−
2
3
∣
∣ ∣ ∣
∣
=
ˆ
i
(
6
−
6
)
−
ˆ
j
(
3
+
3
)
+
ˆ
k
(
−
2
−
2
)
=
0
−
6
ˆ
j
−
4
ˆ
k
So,
∣
∣
∣
−
−
→
A
B
×
−
−
→
B
C
∣
∣
∣
=
√
(
6
)
2
+
(
4
)
2
=
√
52
Hence, area of triangle is
1
2
√
52
=
√
13
Hence, the option
D
is the correct answer.
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i
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i
^
-
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j
^
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k
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^
+
j
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i
^
-
j
^
-
3
k
^
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-
2
j
^
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^
-
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k
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(ii)
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i
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j
^
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i
^
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^
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