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If `O A B C` is a tetrahedron where `O` is the origin and `A ,B ,a n dC` are the other three vertices with position vectors, ` vec a , vec b ,a n d vec c` respectively, then prove that the centre of the sphere circumscribing the tetrahedron is given by position vector `(a^2( vec bxx vec c)+b^2( vec cxx vec a)+c^2( vec axx vec b))/(2[ vec a vec b vec c])` .

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if the centre P is with position vector `vecr`, then
`veca-vecr = vec(PA) , vecb -vecr = vec(PB) , vecc -vecr= vec(PC)`,
`where|vec(PA)| = |vec(PB)|= |vec(PC)|= |vec(OP)|= |vecr|`
consider `|veca -vecr| = |vecr|`
`or (veca -vecr) . (veca -vecr) =vecr. vecr`
`or a^(2) - 2veca. vecr + r^(2) = r^(2) or a^(2) = 2veca. vecr`
similarly, `b^(2) = 2vecb. vecr, c^(2) = 2vecc. vecr`
since `(vecb xx vecc) , (vecc xx veca) + y (vecc xx vecc) + y.0 + z.0`
` x [veca vecb vecc]`
`or (veca.vecr)/([veca vecb vecc]) = a^(2) / (2[veca vecb vecc]) `
similarly, `y = b^(2)/(2[veca vecb vecc]) and z = c^(2)/(2[veca vecb vecc])`
Hence, `vecr= (a^(2) (vecb xxvecc) + vecb^(2) (veccxxveca) +c^(2) (veca xx vecb) )/(2[vecavecbvecc])`
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