MCQ
The area of triangle whose vertices are $(1,\,2,\,3),\,(2,\,5,\, - 1)$ and $( - 1,\,1,\,2)$ is
  • A
    $150 $ sq. unit
  • B
    $145 $ sq. unit
  • $\frac{{\sqrt {155} }}{2}$ sq. unit
  • D
    $\frac{{155}}{2}$ sq. unit

Answer

Correct option: C.
$\frac{{\sqrt {155} }}{2}$ sq. unit
c
(c) Area of triangle = $\frac{1}{2}|\overrightarrow {AB} \, \times \,\overrightarrow {AC} |$

$=\frac{1}{2}\left| \,\left| \,\begin{matrix}
   i & j & k  \\
   {{x}_{2}}-{{x}_{1}} & {{y}_{2}}-{{y}_{1}} & {{z}_{2}}-{{z}_{1}}  \\
   {{x}_{3}}-{{x}_{1}} & {{y}_{3}}-{{y}_{1}} & {{z}_{3}}-{{z}_{1}}  \\
\end{matrix}\, \right|\, \right|$

Here, $({x_1},\,{y_1},\,{z_1}) \equiv (1,\,2,\,3)$, $({x_2},\,{y_2},\,{z_2}) \equiv (2,\,5,\, - 1)$,

$({x_3},\,{y_3},\,{z_3}) \equiv ( - 1,\,1,\,2)$

$ = \frac{1}{2}\left| {\,\left| {\,\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}i&j&k\\1&3&{ - 4}\\{ - 2}&{ - 1}&{ - 1}\end{array}\,} \right|\,} \right|$$ = \frac{1}{2}|( - 7i + 9j + 5k)|$

$ = \frac{1}{2}\sqrt {49 + 81 + 25} $ $ = \frac{{\sqrt {155} }}{2}$ sq. unit.

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