JEE Main 2022 Mathematics question

The shortest distance between the lines (x − 3)/2 = (y − 2)/3 = (z − 1)/(−1) and (x + 3)/2 = (y − 6)/1 = (z − 5)/3, is

Answer: (1)

Solution

The direction vectors are , 3, −1) and , 1, 3), and , −8, −4). The vector between points on the lines is

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