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If the initial point is and the terminal point is
, then
the position vector is
Area of the parallelogram :
\If u and v are adjacent sides of a parallelogram, then the area of the parallelogram is .
The points are and
.
The position vector is
Substitute the points and
in v.
Substitute the points and
in v.
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The position vectors and
are adjacent sides of a parallelogram.
The area of the parallelogram is
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The area of the parallelogram is square units.