The shortest distance, between lines $L_1$ and $L_2$, where $L_1: \frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+1}{-3}=\frac{z+4}{2}$ and $L_2$ is the line, passing through the points $\mathrm{A}(-4,4,3), \mathrm{B}(-1,6,3)$ and perpendicular to the line $\frac{x-3}{-2}=\frac{y}{3}=\frac{z-1}{1}$, is
Solution
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{L}_2=\frac{\mathrm{x}+4}{3}=\frac{\mathrm{y}-4}{2}=\frac{\mathrm{z}-3}{0} \\
& \therefore \mathrm{S} . \mathrm{D}=\frac{\left|\begin{array}{ccc}
\mathrm{x}_2-\mathrm{x}_1 & \mathrm{y}_2-\mathrm{y}_1 & \mathrm{z}_2-\mathrm{z}_1 \\
2 & -3 & 2 \\
3 & 2 & 0
\end{array}\right|}{\left|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{n}_1} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{n}_2}\right|} \\
& =\frac{\left|\begin{array}{ccc}
5 & -5 & -7 \\
2 & -3 & 2 \\
3 & 2 & 0
\end{array}\right|}{\left|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{n}_1} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{n}_2}\right|} \\
& =\frac{141}{|-4 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+6 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+13 \hat{\mathrm{k}}|} \\
& =\frac{141}{\sqrt{16+36+169}} \\
& =\frac{141}{\sqrt{221}}
\end{aligned}$$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Three Dimensional Geometry · Topic: Direction Cosines and Ratios
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