One or more options correct
Consider the lines and . Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- A. and are coplanar
- B. The shortest distance between and is
- C. The plane containing and parallel to is
- D. The common perpendicular meets at
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Answer: B, C, D
Let , . Then . The vector joining the base points is , whose dot product with is . Since it is nonzero, the lines are skew and (A) is false; the distance is , so (B) is true. The plane through with normal is (and it contains because ), so (C) is true. Solving gives , , i.e. the foot on is and on is , so (D) is true. Answer: B, C, D.
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