Find the volume of parallelepiped (in m3) whose edges are represented by a=(2i^−3j^+4k^)m,b=(i^+2j^−k^)m and c=(3i^−j^+2k^)m.
The volume of parallelepiped is |a→⋅(b→×c→)|
=|(2i~−3j~+4k~)⋅{(i~+2j~−k~)×3i~−j~+2k~}|=(2i^−3j^+4k^)⋅i^j^k^12−13−12∣=(2i~−3j~+4k~)⋅{(4−1)−j~(2+3)+k~(−1−6)}∣=|(2i^−3j^+4k^)⋅(3i^−5j^−7k^)|=|6+15−28|=7m3