
Area of quadrilateral ABCD= area of △ABC+ area of △ADC
In △ABC
amp;AB=4,8,−8amp;BC=−2,−3,−4amp;AB×BC=i^4−2amp;j^amp;8amp;−3amp;k^amp;−8amp;−4amp;=−56i^+32j^+4k^
Area of △ABC=21∣AB×BC∣
amp;=21562+322+42amp;=214176=21229=629
In △ADC=AD=−2,−3,−4
DC=4,8,−8
AD×DC=i^−24amp;j^amp;−3amp;8amp;k^amp;−4amp;−8
=56i^−32j^−4k
Area of 21∣AD×DC∣
amp;=214176amp;=629
Area of ABCD=629+629
=1229