One or more options correct
Consider the lines and . Which of the following is (are) correct?
- A. The shortest distance between and is
- B. The plane containing and parallel to is
- C. The acute angle between and satisfies
- D. The foot of the common perpendicular on is
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Answer: A
Direction vectors , give with magnitude . (A) With , the scalar triple product is , so the distance is ; correct. (B) The plane through with normal is (the constant fails at ); incorrect. (C) , not ; incorrect. (D) Solving the perpendicularity conditions gives , so the foot on is , and the stated -coordinate is wrong; incorrect. Answer: A only. Always compare the numerators carefully: the plane constant, the angle and the foot of the perpendicular are easy to misstate, which is why only the distance claim survives.
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