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Let a,b,c be three vectors such that |a|=|b|=|c|=4 and angle between a and b is π/3, angle between b and c is π/3 and angle between c and a is π/3.
The height of the parallelopiped whose adjacent edges are represented by the vectors a,b and c

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423

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323
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C
432
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332
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Solution

The correct option is A

423


Volume of the parallelopiped =[a b c]
Let [a b c]=k
[a b c]2=∣ ∣a1a2a3b1b2b3c1c2c3∣ ∣∣ ∣a1a2a3b1b2b3c1c2c3∣ ∣
[a b c]2=∣ ∣ ∣ ∣a.aa.ba.cb.ab.bb.cc.ac.bc.c∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
k2=∣ ∣ ∣ ∣|a|2|a||b|cosπ/3|a||c|cosπ/3|b||a|cosπ/3|b|2|b||c|cosπ/3|c||a|cosπ/3|c||b|cosπ/3|c|2∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
k2=∣ ∣168881688816∣ ∣
k2=83∣ ∣211121112∣ ∣=83×4
k=322
Hence, volume of parallelopiped =[a b c]=322
Height of parallelopiped = Volume of parallelopipedBase Area
Base Area =|a×b|=|b×c|=|c×a|
Base Area =|a||b|sinπ/3=4×4×32=83
Height of parallelopiped =32283=423

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