Find the Area of the Parallelogram $\mathrm { P } _ { 1 } ( 1,2,0 ) , \mathrm { P } _ { 2 } ( - 2,3,2 ) , \mathrm { P } _ { 3 } ( 0 , - 2,3 )$

question 169

Multiple Choice

Find the area of the parallelogram.
- $\mathrm { P } _ { 1 } ( 1,2,0 ) , \mathrm { P } _ { 2 } ( - 2,3,2 ) , \mathrm { P } _ { 3 } ( 0 , - 2,3 )$

• A) \(\sqrt { 277 }\)
• B) \(5 \sqrt { 17 }\)
• C) \(\sqrt { 14 }\)
• D) \(\sqrt { 26 }\)

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