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The scalar triple product `(vec(A)xxvec(B)).vec(C)` of three vectors `vec(A), vec(B), vec(C)` determines

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Volume of a parallelopiped

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Volume of a tetrahedron

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Volume of an ellipsoid

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None of the above

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The scalar triple product `(vec(A)xxvec(B)).vec(C)` of three vectors `vec(A), vec(B), vec(C)` determines volume of a parallelopiped.
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