JEE Main202225 Jun 2022Evening ShiftMathematicsThree Dimensional GeometryActual
Let l 1 be the line in x y -plane with x and y intercepts 1 8 and 1 4 2 respectively, and l 2 be the line in z x -plane with x and z intercepts - 1 8 and - 1 6 3 respectively. If d is the shortest distance between the line l 1 and l 2 , then d - 2 is equal to _____.
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Step-by-step solution
Given, Line L 1 : x - 1 8 1 8 = y - 1 4 2 = z 0 or x - 1 8 1 = y - 2 = z 0         . . . 1 Equation of L 2 : x + 1 8 - 6 3 = y 0 = z 8 Shortest distance between two lines is given by, d = c → - a → · b → × d → b → × d → = 1 4 i ^ · 4 2 i ^ + 4 j ^ + 3 6 k ^ 4 2 2 + 4 2 + 3 6 2 = 2 32 + 16 + 54 = 1 51 ∴     d - 2 = 51