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$L_{1} : \frac{x - 1}{2} = \frac{y - 2}{3} = \frac{z - 3}{4}$
$L_{2} : \frac{x - 2}{3} = \frac{y - 4}{2} = \frac{z - 5}{5}$ be two given lines, point P lies on $L_{1}$ and Q lies on $L_{2}$ then distance between P and Q can be

A

\frac{1}{3}

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B

\frac{1}{9}

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C

15

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D

30

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Solution

The correct options are
A $30$
C $15$
D $\frac{1}{3}$
$\frac{| ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ \begin{matrix} 2 - 1 & 4 - 2 & 5 - 3 2 & 3 & 4 3 & 2 & 5 \end{matrix} ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ |}{| ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ \begin{matrix} i & j & k 2 & 3 & 4 3 & 2 & 5 \end{matrix} ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ |} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{78}}$

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