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ABCD is a quadrilateral with \(\overline{\mathrm{AB}}=\bar{a}, \overline{\mathrm{AD}}=\overline{\mathrm{b}}\) and \(\overline{\mathrm{AC}}=2 \bar{a}+3 \overline{\mathrm{~b}}\). If its area is \(\alpha\) times the area of the parallelogram with \(\mathrm{AB}, \mathrm{AD}\) as adjacent sides, then the value of \(\alpha\) is

  1. A \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  2. B \(\frac{5}{2}\)
  3. C \(\frac{3}{2}\)
  4. D 2
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(B) \(\frac{5}{2}\)

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\(\overline{\mathrm{BD}} = \overline{\mathrm{AD}} - \overline{\mathrm{AB}} = \overline{\mathrm{b}} - \bar{a}\) \(\overline{\mathrm{AC}} \times \overline{\mathrm{BD}} = (2 \bar{a}+3 \overline{\mathrm{b}}) \times (\overline{\mathrm{b}} - \bar{a})\)