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Q.If A(3,2,−1)(3,2,-1), B(−2,2,−3)(-2,2,-3), C(3,5,−2)(3,5,-2), D(−2,5,−4)(-2,5,-4) then

(i) verify that the points are the vertices of a parallelogram and
(ii) find its area.
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A(3,2,−1),B(−2,2,−3),C(3,5,−2),D(−2,5,−4)A(3,2,-1),B(-2,2,-3),C(3,5,-2),D(-2,5,-4). Checking the midpoint of ADAD against the midpoint of BCBC:

mid(AD)=(3−22,2+52,−1−42)=(12,72,−52),mid(BC)=(−2+32,2+52,−3−22)=(12,72,−52).\text{mid}(AD)=\left(\frac{3-2}2,\frac{2+5}2,\frac{-1-4}2\right)=\left(\frac12,\frac72,-\frac52\right),\qquad \text{mid}(BC)=\left(\frac{-2+3}2,\frac{2+5}2,\frac{-3-2}2\right)=\left(\frac12,\frac72,-\frac52\right).

These match, so ADAD and BCBC are the diagonals of the parallelogram -- meaning the vertices in order

around the parallelogram are A,B,D,CA,B,D,C (not A,B,C,DA,B,C,D as listed), confirmed by checking side ABAB equals side

CDCD: AB→=(−5,0,−2)\overrightarrow{AB}=(-5,0,-2) and CD→=D−C=(−5,0,−2)\overrightarrow{CD}=D-C=(-5,0,-2) -- indeed equal. So A,B,D,CA,B,D,C

are the vertices of a parallelogram, taken in that order.

Area: using adjacent sides AB→=(−5,0,−2)\overrightarrow{AB}=(-5,0,-2) and AC→=(0,3,−1)\overrightarrow{AC}=(0,3,-1) from vertex

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