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Let the position vectors of the vertices A, B and C of a tetrahedron A B C D be i+2 j+ k, i+3 j-2 k and 2 i+ j- k respectively. The altitude from the…

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Let the position vectors of the vertices A,BA, BA,B and CCC of a tetrahedron ABCDA B C DABCD be i^+2j^+k^,i^+3j^−2k^\hat{\mathbf{i}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}}, \hat{\mathbf{i}}+3 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-2 \hat{k}i^+2j^​+k^,i^+3j^​−2k^ and 2i^+j^−k^2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}2i^+j^​−k^ respectively. The altitude from the vertex DDD to the opposite face ABCA B CABC meets the median line segment through AAA of the triangle ABCA B CABC at the point EEE. If the length of ADA DAD is 1103\frac{\sqrt{110}}{3}3110​​ and the volume of the tetrahedron is 80562\frac{\sqrt{805}}{6 \sqrt{2}}62​805​​, then the position vector of EEE is

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  1. A

    112(7i^+4j^+3k^)\frac{1}{12}(7 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+4 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+3 \hat{k})121​(7i^+4j^​+3k^)

  2. B

    12(i^+4j^+7k^)\frac{1}{2}(\hat{i}+4 \hat{j}+7 \hat{k})21​(i^+4j^​+7k^)

  3. C

    16(12i^+12j^+k^)\frac{1}{6}(12 \hat{i}+12 \hat{j}+\hat{k})61​(12i^+12j^​+k^)

  4. D

    16(7i^+12j^+k^)\frac{1}{6}(7 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+12 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})61​(7i^+12j^​+k^)

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