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Let ABCD be a parallelogram with vertices A(2,2,a),B(1,0,0),C(1,3,a)A(2,2,a), B(1,0,0), C(1,3,a) and D, where a>0a > 0. If the area of parallelogram is 5 square units, then the value of aa is:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Take adjacent sides AB⃗=(−1,−2,−a)\vec{AB} = (-1,-2,-a) and BC⃗=(0,3,a)\vec{BC} = (0,3,a).

Their cross product is (a,a,−3)(a, a, -3), so the area is 2a2+9=5\sqrt{2a^2+9} = 5.

Thus 2a2=162a^2 = 16 and, since a>0a>0, a=22a = 2\sqrt2.

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