Find the volume of a tetrahedron whose vertices are A(−1, 2, 3), B(3, −2, 1), C(2, 1, 3) and D(−1, −2, 4).
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Solution
Let `bara , barb , barc , bard` be the position vectors of points A, B, C, D respectively of a
tetrahedron.
= `1/6 [4(-1-0) + 4(3 - 0) - 2(-12 - 0)]`
= 1/6 (-4+12 + 24)
= 1/6 (32)
= `16/3`
∴ Volume of the tetrahedron is `16/3` cubic units
Concept: Vectors - Collinearity and Coplanarity of Vectors
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