One or more options correct
Consider the lines and . Which of the following statements is(are) correct?
- A. and intersect
- B. The shortest distance between and is
- C. The shortest distance between and is
- D. The plane containing and parallel to is
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Answer: B
Direction vectors , ; , magnitude . Points and ; their difference is with dot product with the normal. So the shortest distance is , lines are skew. (A) False: the distance is non-zero. (B) True. (C) False: is wrong magnitude. (D) False: the plane through with normal is , i.e. ; the constant belongs to the plane containing .
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