The distance between the lines x-4 2 = y+1 -3 = z6 and x -1 = y-1 3/2 = z+1 -3 is

JEE Advanced Mathematics question

The distance between the lines and is

Answer: (C)

The lines are parallel because . Their common direction is , with .

So the distance between them is the distance of (on line 1) from line 2, which passes through .

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