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Find the shortest distance between the lines given by rijkr→=(8+3λi^-(9+16λ)j^+(10+7λ)k^ and rijkijkr→=15i^+29j^+5k^+μ(3i^+8j^-5k^)

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Find the shortest distance between the lines given by `vec"r" = (8 + 3lambdahat"i" - (9 + 16lambda)hat"j" + (10 + 7lambda)hat"k"` and `vec"r" = 15hat"i" + 29hat"j" + 5hat"k" + mu(3hat"i" + 8hat"j" - 5hat"k")`

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Solution

Given equations of lines are

`vec"r" = (8 + 3lambdahat"i" - (9 + 16lambda)hat"j" + (10 + 7lambda)hat"k"`   ......(i)

And `vec"r" = 15hat"i" + 29hat"j" + 5hat"k" + mu(3hat"i" + 8hat"j" - 5hat"k")`   ......(ii)

Equation (i) can be re-written as

`vec"r" = 8hat"i" - 9hat"j" + 10hat"k" + lambda(3hat"i" - 16hat"j" + 7hat"k")`  ......(iii)

Here, `vec"a"_1 = 8hat"i" - 9hat"j" + 10hat"k"` and `vec"a"_2 - 15hat"i" + 29hat"j" + 5hat"k"`

`vec"b"_1 = 3hat"i" - 16hat"j" + 7hat"k"` and `vec"b"_2 = 3hat"i" + 8hat"j" - 5hat"k"`

`vec"a"_2 - vec"a"_1 = 7hat"i" + 38hat"j" - 5hat"k"`

`vec"b"_1 xx vec"b"_2 = |(hat"i", hat"j", hat"k"),(3, -16, 7),(3, 8, -5)|`

= `hat"i"(80 - 56) - hat"j"(-15 - 21) + hat"k"(24 + 48)`

= `24hat"i" + 36hat"j" + 72hat"k"`

∴ Shortest distance, SD = `|((vec"a"_2 - vec"a"_1)*(vec"b"_1 xx vec"b"_2))/(|vec"b"_1 xx vec"b"_2|)|`

= `|((7hat"i" + 38hat"j" - 5hat"k")*(24hat"i" + 36hat"j" + 72hat"k"))/sqrt((24)^2 + (36)^2 + (72)^2)|`

= `|(168 + 1368 + 360)/sqrt(576 + 1296 + 5184)|`

= `|(168 + 1008)/sqrt(7056)|`

= 14 units.

Hence, the required distance is 14 units.

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Chapter 11: Three Dimensional Geometry - Exercise [Page 237]

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Chapter 11 Three Dimensional Geometry
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