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AP EAMCET · Maths · Vector Algebra

In \(\triangle A B C\) if \(A(\alpha), B(\beta)\) and \(C(\gamma)\) are the position vectors of the vertices, then the length of the perpendicular from \(A\) to \(B C\) is

  1. A \(|\alpha \times \beta|+|\beta \times \gamma|+|\gamma \times \alpha|\)
  2. B ,
    \(|\alpha \times \beta+\beta \times \gamma+\gamma \times \alpha|\)
  3. C \(\frac{|\alpha \times \beta+\beta \times \gamma+\gamma \times \alpha|}{|\alpha-\beta|}\)
  4. D \(\frac{|\alpha \times \beta+\beta \times \gamma+\gamma \times \alpha|}{|\gamma-\beta|}\)
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(D) \(\frac{|\alpha \times \beta+\beta \times \gamma+\gamma \times \alpha|}{|\gamma-\beta|}\)

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Let \(A B C\) be a triangle and \(\alpha, \beta, \gamma\) be the position vector of the vertices \(A, B, C\) respectively. Let \(A M\) be the perpendicular from \(A\) to \(B C\) Then, Area of \(\triangle A B C\)…