Question 15 Marks
Three vertices of a Parallelogram ABCD are A(1, 2, 3), B(-1, -2, -1) and C(2, 3, 2). Find the fourth vertex D.
Answer
View full question & answer→Let the coordinate of D be (a, b, c).

We know that the diagonals of a paralleogram bisect each other.
$\therefore$ Mid-point of AC i.e., $\text{O}=\Big(\frac{1+2}{2},\frac{2+3}{2},\frac{3+2}{2}\Big)$
$=\Big(\frac{3}{2},\frac{5}{2},\frac{5}{2}\Big)$
Mid-point of BD i.e., $\text{O}=\Big(\frac{\text{a}-1}{2},\frac{\text{b}-2}{2},\frac{\text{c}-1}{2}\Big)$
Euating the corresponding coordinate, we have
$\frac{\text{a}-1}{2}=\frac{3}{2}\Rightarrow\text{a}=4$
$\frac{\text{b}-2}{2}=\frac{5}{2}\Rightarrow\text{b}=7$
and $\frac{\text{c}-1}{2}=\frac{5}{2}\Rightarrow\text{c}=6$
Hence, the coordinates of D = (4, 7, 6).

We know that the diagonals of a paralleogram bisect each other.
$\therefore$ Mid-point of AC i.e., $\text{O}=\Big(\frac{1+2}{2},\frac{2+3}{2},\frac{3+2}{2}\Big)$
$=\Big(\frac{3}{2},\frac{5}{2},\frac{5}{2}\Big)$
Mid-point of BD i.e., $\text{O}=\Big(\frac{\text{a}-1}{2},\frac{\text{b}-2}{2},\frac{\text{c}-1}{2}\Big)$
Euating the corresponding coordinate, we have
$\frac{\text{a}-1}{2}=\frac{3}{2}\Rightarrow\text{a}=4$
$\frac{\text{b}-2}{2}=\frac{5}{2}\Rightarrow\text{b}=7$
and $\frac{\text{c}-1}{2}=\frac{5}{2}\Rightarrow\text{c}=6$
Hence, the coordinates of D = (4, 7, 6).


