Find the area of the parallelogram determined by the vectors : and

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Given two vectors and are sides of a parallelogram

Let and

Recall the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the two vectors and is where

Here, we have (a₁, a₂, a₃) = (1, –3, 1) and (b₁, b₂, b₃) = (1, 1, 1)

Recall the magnitude of the vector is

Now, we find.

Thus, the area of the parallelogram is square units.