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Find the area of triangle whose vertices are P(32,1),Q(4,2),R(4,-12)

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Question

Find the area of triangle whose vertices are

`"P"(3/2, 1), "Q"(4, 2), "R"(4, (-1)/2)`

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Solution

Given: `"P"(3/2, 1), "Q"(4, 2), "R"(4, (-1)/2)`

∴ area of ΔPQR = `1/2|(3/2, 1, 1),(4, 2, 1),(4, -1/2, 1)|`

= `1/2[3/2(2 + 1/2) - 1(4 - 4) + 1(-2 - 8)]`

= `1/2(15/4 - 0 - 10)`

= `1/2(-25/4)`

= `-25/8`

As the area cannot be negative,

area of ΔPQR = `25/8` sq. units

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Application of Determinants to Coordinate Geometry - Area of Triangle and Collinearity of Three Points
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Chapter 4: Determinants and Matrices - Exercise 4.3 [Page 75]

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