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QJEEM24Mace2b: JEE Main 2024 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM24Mace2b Solution

If A(3,1,−1),B(53,73,13),C(2,2,1)A(3,1,-1), B\left(\frac{5}{3}, \frac{7}{3}, \frac{1}{3}\right), C(2,2,1) and D(103,23,−13)D\left(\frac{10}{3}, \frac{2}{3}, \frac{-1}{3}\right) are the vertices of a quadrilateral ABCDA B C D , then its area is

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 423\frac{4 \sqrt{2}}{3}
  • B 223\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{3}
  • C 523\frac{5 \sqrt{2}}{3}
  • D 222 \sqrt{2}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

A(3,1,−1),B(53,73,13),C(2,2,1),D(103,23,−13)A(3,1,-1), B\left(\frac{5}{3}, \frac{7}{3}, \frac{1}{3}\right), C(2,2,1), D\left(\frac{10}{3}, \frac{2}{3}, \frac{-1}{3}\right) are vertices of a quadrilateral

amp;AC→=(2i^+2j^+k^)−(3i^+j^−k^)amp;=−i^+j^+2k^amp;BD→=(103i^+23j^−13k^)−(53i^+73j^+13k^)amp;BD→=53i^−53j^−23k^amp; Area =12∣AC→×BD→∣amp;=12∣i^amp;j^amp;k^−1amp;1amp;253amp;−53amp;−23∣amp;=12(83)2+(83)2[∵AC→×BD→=83i^+83j^]amp;=12×83×2=423\begin{aligned}& \overrightarrow{A C}=(2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k})-(3 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}) \\& =-\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k} \\& \overrightarrow{B D}=\left(\frac{10}{3} \hat{i}+\frac{2}{3} \hat{j}-\frac{1}{3} \hat{k}\right)-\left(\frac{5}{3} \hat{i}+\frac{7}{3} \hat{j}+\frac{1}{3} \hat{k}\right) \\& \overrightarrow{B D}=\frac{5}{3} \hat{i}-\frac{5}{3} \hat{j}-\frac{2}{3} \hat{k} \\& \text { Area }=\frac{1}{2}|\overrightarrow{A C} \times \overrightarrow{B D}| \\& =\frac{1}{2}\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\-1 & 1 & 2 \\\frac{5}{3} & \frac{-5}{3} & \frac{-2}{3}\end{array}\right| \\& =\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\left(\frac{8}{3}\right)^2+\left(\frac{8}{3}\right)^2}\left[\because \overrightarrow{A C} \times \overrightarrow{B D}=\frac{8}{3} \hat{i}+\frac{8}{3} \hat{j}\right] \\& =\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{8}{3} \times \sqrt{2}=\frac{4 \sqrt{2}}{3} \\\end{aligned}

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