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Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose vector equations are :

and

Equation of line in vector form


Line I:



Line II:



Here






The shortest distance between lines is












Putting these values in the expression,






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Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose vector equations are :

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Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose vector equations are :

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