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NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry - Solutions

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Question : 15 of 20
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Three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD are A(3, –1, 2), B(1, 2, –4) and C(–1, 1, 2). Find the coordinates of the fourth vertex.
Solution:  
Let D(x, y, z) be the fourth vertex of parallelogram ABCD. We know that diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other. So the mid point of AC and BD coincide.
∴ Coordinates of midpoint of AC are
(312,1+12,2+22)\left(\frac{3-1}{2},\frac{-1+1}{2},\frac{2+2}{2}\right) = (1 , 0 , 2)
Also coordinates of mid point of BD are
(x+12,y+22,z42)\left(\frac{x+1}{2},\frac{y+2}{2},\frac{z-4}{2}\right)
x+12\frac{x+1}{2} = 1 ⇒ x + 1 = 2 ⇒ x = 1
y+22\frac{y+2}{2} = 0 ⇒ y + 2 = 0 ⇒ y = - 2
z42\frac{z-4}{2} = 2 ⇒ z - 4 = 4 ⇒ z = 8
Thus the coordinates of point D are (1, –2, 8)
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