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If` veca , vec b , vec c` are the position vectors of the vertices `A ,B ,C` of a triangle `A B C ,` show that the area triangle `A B Ci s1/2| vec axx vec b+ vec bxx vec c+ vec cxx vec a|dot` Deduce the condition for points ` veca , vec b , vec c` to be collinear.

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To solve the problem, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define the position vectors Let the position vectors of the vertices \( A, B, C \) of triangle \( ABC \) be denoted by \( \vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c} \). ### Step 2: Find the vectors \( \vec{AB} \) and \( \vec{AC} \) The vector \( \vec{AB} \) can be expressed as: \[ ...
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