ABCD is a quadrilateral and let −−→AB=→a,−−→AD=→b,−−→AC=m→a+n→b. Then the area of the quadrilateral is
A
(m+n)|→a×→b|
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B
12(m+n)|→a×→b|
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C
3(m+n)|→a×→b|
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D
2(m+n)|→a×→b|
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Solution
The correct option is B12(m+n)|→a×→b| −−→AB=→a,−−→AD=→b,−−→AC=m→a+n→b −−→BD=−−→AD−−−→AB=→b−→a
Area of quadilateral =12|−−→AC×−−→BD|=12|(m→a+n→b)×(→b−→a)|
Area of quadilateral =12|m(→a×→b)−n(→b×→a)| =12(m+n)|→a×→b|