Most Important Selected Qs for JEE AdvancedMathematicsThree Dimensional Geometry
Consider a square A B C D of diagonal length 2 3 . The square is folded along the diagonal A C so that the plane of A B C is perpendicular to the plane of A D C . The shortest distance between A B and C D is
Correct answer
2
Step-by-step solution
Take B as the origin, BC and BA as x and y axis and z axis perpendicular to the plane of A B C aligned & BA = 6 j , CD = ( 3 2 - 6 ) i + 3 2 j + 3 k & n = BA C D =3 k +3 2 i =3( 2 i + k ) aligned The minimum distance d= | B C n n |= 2 3 3 =2