The value of $x$ for which the volume of the parallelepiped formed by the vectors $\vec{a} = \hat{i} + x\hat{j} + \hat{k}$, $\vec{b} = \hat{j} + x\hat{k}$, and $\vec{c} = x\hat{i} + \hat{k}$ is minimum, is

  • A
    -$3$
  • B
    $3$
  • C
    $1/\sqrt{3}$
  • D
    $\sqrt{3}$

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