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The shortest distance between the skew lines r=r1+ta1 and r=r2+na2, where r1=9j+2k, a1=3ij+k, r2=6i5j+10k, a2=3i+2j+4k is 3a. Then the value of a is:

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Given r1=9j+2k, a1=3ij+k, r2=6i5j+10k, a2=3i+2j+4k, we have: r2r1=6i14j+8k
and
a1×a2=∣ ∣ijk311324∣ ∣=6i15j+3k,
So,
d=(r2r1).(a1×a2)|a1×a2|d=(6)(6)+(14)(15)+(8)(3)36+225+9d=270270=270=330a=30

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