- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2023
- Date
- 15 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Three Dimensional Geometry
JEE Main 2023 · 15 April · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Three Dimensional Geometry
Let S be the set of all values of λ , for which the shortest...
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
The given lines areand
We know that the shortest distance between two lines is
⇒ \overset{\to}{n}1 \times \overset{\to}{n}2 = \left|\begin{cases}\overset{^}{i} & \overset{^}{j} & \overset{^}{k} \\ 0 & 4 & 1 \\ 3 & - 4 & 0\end{cases}\right|= 4\overset{^}{i} + 3\overset{^}{j} - 12\overset{^}{k}
Now using the above formula of distance we get,
⇒ \left|\dfrac{( 2\lambda\overset{^}{i} + 3\overset{^}{j} - 12\overset{^}{k} ) \cdot ( 4\overset{^}{i} + 3\overset{^}{j} - 12\overset{^}{k} )}{\sqrt{16 + 9 + 144}}\right| = 13
⇒ \left|\dfrac{( 2\lambda\overset{^}{i} + 3\overset{^}{j} - 12\overset{^}{k} ) \cdot ( 4\overset{^}{i} + 3\overset{^}{j} - 12\overset{^}{k} )}{13}\right| = 13
Hence this is the correct option.