the volume of the parallelepiped whose sides are given by

The volume of the parallelepiped whose sides are given by $$\overrightarrow {OA} = 2i - 2j,\,\,\overrightarrow {OB} = i + j - k,\,\,\overrightarrow {OC} = 3i - k,$$ is :

A. $$\frac{4}{{13}}$$

B. $$4$$

C. $$\frac{2}{7}$$

D. none of these

Answer : none of these

Solution :
Volume of parallelepiped $$ = \left[ {\vec a\,\vec b\,\vec c} \right]$$
\[ = \left| \begin{array}{l} 2\,\,\, - 2\,\,\,\,\,0\\ 1\,\,\,\,\,\,1\,\,\, - 1\\ 3\,\,\,\,\,0\,\,\, - 1 \end{array} \right| = 2\left( { - 1} \right) + 2\left( { - 1 + 3} \right) = 2\]

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The scalar $$\vec A.\left( {\vec B + \vec C} \right) \times \left( {\vec A + \vec B + \vec C} \right)$$ equals :

A. $$0$$

B. $$\left[ {\vec A\,\vec B\,\vec C} \right] + \left[ {\vec B\,\vec C\,\vec A} \right]$$

C. $$\left[ {\vec A\,\vec B\,\vec C} \right]$$

D. None of these

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For non-zero vectors $$\vec a,\,\vec b,\,\vec c,\,\left| {\left( {\vec a \times \vec b} \right).\vec c} \right| = \left| {\vec a} \right|\left| {\vec b} \right|\left| {\vec c} \right|$$ holds if and only if -

A. $$\vec a.\vec b = 0,\,\,\,\vec b.\vec c = 0$$

B. $$\vec b.\vec c = 0,\,\,\,\vec c.\vec a = 0$$

C. $$\vec c.\vec a = 0,\,\,\,\vec a.\vec b = 0$$

D. $$\vec a.\vec b = \vec b.\vec c = \vec c.\vec a = 0$$

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