JEE Main20249 Apr 2024Morning ShiftMathematicsThree Dimensional GeometryActual
The shortest distance between the lines x-3 4 = y+7 -11 = z-1 5 and x-5 3 = y-9 -6 = z+2 1 is:
Options
- A178 563
- B187 563
- C185 563
- D179 563
Correct answer
B. 187 563
Step-by-step solution
aligned & n = p q & n = | array ccc i & j & k 4 & -11 & 5 3 & -6 & 1 array |=19 i +11 j +9 k & S.d. = projection of AB on n & = | AB n | n | |= | (2 i +16 j -3 k ) (19 i +11 j +9 k ) 361+121+81 | & = 38+176-27 563 & S.d. = 187 563 aligned