Find a nonzero vector orthogonal to the plane through the points P, Q, and R. and area of the triangle PQRConsider the points belowP(1,0,1) , Q(-2,1,4) , R(7,2,7).a) Find a nonzero vector orthogonal to the plane through the points P,Q and R.b) Find the area of the triangle PQR.

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Find a nonzero vector orthogonal to the plane through the points P, Q, and R. and area of the triangle PQRConsider the points belowP(1,0,1)  , Q(-2,1,4) , R(7,2,7).a) Find a nonzero vector orthogonal to the plane through the points P,Q and R.b) Find the area of the triangle PQR.

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To find a nonzero vector orthogonal to the plane through the points P, Q, and R, we can first calculate two vectors within the plane using the given points and then take their cross product.a) Finding a nonzero vector orthogonal to the plane through points P, Q, and R:Let&#039;s calculate the vectors PQ and PR using the given points:PQ=Q−P=(−2,1,4)−(1,0,1)=(−3,1,3)PR=R−P=(7,2,7)−(1,0,1)=(6,2,6)Now, we can find the cross product of vectors PQ and PR to obtain a vector orthogonal to the plane:n=PQ×PR=|𝐢𝐣𝐤−313626|Expanding the determinant:n=((1·6)−(3·2))𝐢−((−3·6)−(3·6))𝐣+((−3·2)−(1·6))𝐤Simplifying:n=0𝐢+(−36)𝐣+(−12)𝐤=(0,−36,−12)Therefore, a nonzero vector orthogonal to the plane through points P, Q, and R is (0,−36,−12).b) Finding the area of the triangle PQR:To find the area of triangle PQR, we can use the magnitude of the cross product vector divided by 2:A=12|PQ×PR|Substituting the values:A=12|(0,−36,−12)|A=1202+(−36)2+(−12)2A=120+1296+144A=121440A=1210·144A=1210·144A=1210·12A=610Therefore, the area of triangle PQR is 610.

Find a nonzero vector orthogonal to the plane through the points P, Q, and R. and area of the triangle PQR Consider the points below P(1,0,1) , Q(-2,1,4) , R(7,2,7) a) Find a nonzero vector orthogonal to the plane through the points P,Q and R b) Find the area of the triangle PQR

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