Let $a, b, c$ be the position vectors of the vertices of a triangle $ABC$. The vector area of triangle $ABC$ is

  • A
    $a \times b + b \times c + c \times a$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{4}(a \times b + b \times c + c \times a)$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{2}(a \times b + b \times c + c \times a)$
  • D
    $b \times a + c \times b + a \times c$

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