Find the area of a triangle formed by vectors vec(x) and vec(y), if vec(x) = vec(A) +2 vec(B) , vec(y)= 2vec(A) −vec(B) where |vec(A)| = 3, |vec(B) | = 4, and the angle between vec(A) and vec(B) is (pi)/6

odcizit49o

odcizit49o

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2022-11-15

Find the area of a triangle formed by vectors 𝑥 and 𝑦 , if 𝑥 = A + 2 B , 𝑦 = 2 A B where | A | = 3, | B | = 4, and the angle between A and B is π / 6
I can't figure out how to find it without vectors components.

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apopihvj

apopihvj

Beginner2022-11-16Added 20 answers

The area is
A r = 1 2 | x × y | = 1 2 | ( A + 2 B ) × ( 2 A B ) ] | = 1 2 | 2 B × A A × B ] | = 3 2 | A × B | = 3 2 | A | | B | | n ^ | sin ( π / 6 ) = 9
Here we have used A × A = 0, A × B = B × A and that | n ^ | = 1

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