Practicing Success
The area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are determined by the vectors $\vec{a}=\hat{i}-\hat{j}+3\hat{k}$ and $\vec{b}=2\hat{i}-7\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ is : |
$2\sqrt{5}$ 15 $15\sqrt{2}$ 2 |
$15\sqrt{2}$ |
The correct answer is option (3) → $15\sqrt{2}$ area = $|\vec a×\vec b|$ $=\begin{vmatrix}\hat i&\hat j&\hat k\\1&-1&3\\2&-7&1\end{vmatrix}=20\hat i+5\hat j-5\hat k$ area = $|20\hat i+5\hat j-5\hat k|$ $=\sqrt{20^2+5^2+5^2}=\sqrt{450}$ $=15\sqrt{2}$ sq. units |