Show that area of the prallelogram whose diagonals are given by →a and →b is →a×→b2. Also, find the area of the parallelogram, whose diagonals are 2^i−^j+k and ^i+3^j−^k.
Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that
−−→AB=→p.−−→AD=→q⇒−−→BC=→q
By triangle law of addition, we get
−−→AC=→p+→q=→a [say].....(i)
Similarly, −−→BD=−→p+→q=→b [say]....(ii)
On adding Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
→a+→b=2→q⇒→q=12(→a+→b)
On subtracting Eq. (ii) from Eq. (i), we get
→a−→b=2→p⇒→p=12(→a−→b)Now, →p×→q=14(→a−→b)×(→a+→b) =14(→a×→a+→a×→b−→b×→a−→b×→b) =14[→a×→b+→a×→b] =12(→a×→b)So, area of a parallelogram ABCD=|→p×→q|=12|→a×→b|
Now, area of a parallelogram, whose diagonals are 2^i−^j+^k and ^i+3^j−^k.
=12|(2^i−^j+^k)×(^i+3^j−^k)|=12∥∥ ∥ ∥∥^i^j^k2−1113−1∥∥ ∥ ∥∥=12|[^i(1−3)−^j(−2−1)+^k(6+1)]|=12|−2^i+3^j+7^k|=12√4+9+49=12√62 sq units