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Let <span class="math-tex">\(\rm \vec{a}\)</span>, <span class="math-tex">\(\rm \vec{b}\)</span> and <span class="math-tex">\(\rm \vec{c}\)</span> be the position vectors of the three vertices A, B, C of a triangle respectively. Then the area of this triangle is given by: Two sides of the triangle are \(\vec{AB} = \vec{b} - \vec{a}\) and \(\vec{AC} = \vec{c} - \vec{a}\). Area = \(\frac{1}{2}|(\vec{b} - \vec{a}) \times (\vec{c} - \vec{a})|\) Expand: \(\vec{b} \times \vec{c} - \vec{b} \times \vec{a} - \vec{a} \times \vec{c} + \vec{a} \times \vec{a} = \vec{a} \times \vec{b} + \vec{b} \times \vec{c} + \vec{c} \times \vec{a}\) Area = \(\frac{1}{2}|\vec{a} \times \vec{b} + \vec{b} \times \vec{c} + \vec{c} \times \vec{a}|\) Answer: (B)
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