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Let `A B C D` be a tetrahedron such that the edges `A B ,A C` and `A D` are mutually perpendicular. Let the area of triangles `A B C ,A C D` and `A D B` be `3, 4` and `5sq`. `units`, respectively. Then the area of triangle `B C D` is
a.`5sqrt(2)`
b. `5`
c. `(sqrt(5))/2`
d. `5/2`

A

`5sqrt2`

B

5

C

`sqrt5/2`

D

`5/2`

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a
Area of `triangleBCD = 1/2 |vec(BC)xx vec(BD)|`
` 1/2 (bhati -chatj) xx (bhati - dhatk)`
`=1/2 |bd hatj +bc hatk + dc hati|`
`1/2 sqrt(b^(2)c^(2)+c^(2)d^(2)+d^(2)b^(2))`
Now 6= bc, 8 =cd, 10= bd
`b^(2)c^(2) +c^(2)d^(2)+d^(2)b^(2) = 200`
substituting the value in (i) , we get
` A = 1/2 sqrt200 = 5sqrt2`
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