The shortest distance between the line x-3 4 = y+7 -11 = z-1 5 and x-5 3 = y-9 -6 = z+2 1 is

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The shortest distance between the line and is

Answer: (A)

The directions are p⃗ = (4, −11, 5) and q⃗ = (3, −6, 1), and n⃗ = p⃗ × q⃗ = 19î + 11ĵ + 9k̂ with |n⃗| = √563. The vector

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