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The altitude of a parallelepiped whose three coterminous edges are vectors a¯=i¯+j¯+k¯,b¯=2i¯+4j¯k¯ and c¯=i¯+j¯+3k¯ with a¯ and b¯ as sides of the base of the parallelopiped is

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Correct option is C

Let a→=i^+j^+k^         b→=2i^+4j^-k^        c→=i^+j^+3k^    volume of parallelopiped is a¯ b¯ c¯ =11124-1113=4 base area whose sides are a¯,b¯ is =a×b=ijk11124-1                                                     =38   height of parallelopiped= volume base area=438=


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