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Standard XII
Mathematics
Shortest Distance between Two Skew Lines
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Question
Find the shortest distance between lines:
x
−
1
1
=
y
−
2
2
=
z
−
3
3
and
x
−
3
=
y
2
=
z
5
A
0
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B
1
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C
√
2
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D
1
√
2
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Solution
The correct option is
A
0
Given lines
l
1
:
x
−
1
1
=
y
−
2
2
=
z
−
3
3
l
2
:
x
−
3
=
y
2
=
z
5
position vector of line
l
1
→
a
=
^
i
+
2
^
j
+
3
^
k
position vector of line
l
2
→
c
=
0
normal vector of line
l
1
→
n
1
=
^
i
+
2
^
j
+
3
^
k
normal vector of line
l
2
→
n
2
=
−
3
^
i
+
2
^
j
+
5
^
k
so line are skews line
S
D
=
∣
∣
∣
(
→
c
−
→
a
)
⋅
(
→
n
1
×
→
n
2
)
|
(
→
n
1
×
→
n
2
)
|
∣
∣
∣
→
c
−
→
a
=
0
−
^
i
−
2
^
j
−
3
^
k
→
c
−
→
a
=
−
^
i
−
2
^
j
−
3
^
k
→
n
1
×
→
n
2
=
∣
∣ ∣ ∣
∣
^
i
^
j
^
k
1
2
3
−
3
2
5
∣
∣ ∣ ∣
∣
→
n
1
×
→
n
2
=
^
i
(
10
−
6
)
−
^
j
(
5
+
9
)
+
^
k
(
2
+
6
)
→
n
1
×
→
n
2
=
4
^
i
−
14
^
j
+
8
^
k
|
→
n
1
×
→
n
2
|
=
√
4
2
+
(
−
14
)
2
+
8
2
|
→
n
1
×
→
n
2
|
=
√
276
putting
→
c
−
→
a
,
→
n
1
×
→
n
2
,
|
→
n
1
×
→
n
2
|
in formula
S
D
=
∣
∣ ∣
∣
(
−
^
i
−
2
^
j
−
3
^
k
)
⋅
(
4
^
i
−
14
^
j
+
8
^
k
√
276
∣
∣ ∣
∣
S
D
=
∣
∣
∣
−
4
+
28
−
24
√
276
∣
∣
∣
S
D
=
∣
∣
∣
0
√
276
∣
∣
∣
S
D
=
0
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