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The shortest distance between the lines 

\( \frac{x-3}{2}=\frac{y+15}{-7}=\frac{z-9}{5} \,and\, \frac{x+1}{2}=\frac{y-1}{1}=\frac{z-9}{-3} \) is

(1)\(6 \sqrt{3}\)

(2) \(4 \sqrt{3}\)

(3) \(5 \sqrt{3}\)

(4) \(8 \sqrt{3}\)

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Correct option is (2) \(4 \sqrt{3}\)

\(\frac{x-3}{2}=\frac{y+15}{-7}=\frac{z-9}{5} \,\&\, \frac{x+1}{2}=\frac{y-1}{1}=\frac{z-9}{-3}\)

S. D = \( =\frac{\left|\left(\overline{\mathrm{a}}_{2} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{a}}_{1}\right) \cdot\left(\overline{\mathrm{b}}_{1} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{b}}_{2}\right)\right|}{\left|\overline{\mathrm{b}}_{1} \times \overline{\mathrm{b}}_{2}\right|}\)

\(\mathrm{a}_{1}=3,-15,9\)

\( \mathrm{a}_{2}=-1,1,9\)

\( b_{1}=2,-7,5\)

\(\mathrm{b}_{2}=2,1,-3\)

\(a_{2}-a_{1}=-4,16,0\)

\(\overline{\mathrm{b}}_{1} \times \overline{\mathrm{b}}_{2}=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\hat{\mathrm{i}} & \hat{\mathrm{j}} & \hat{\mathrm{k}} \\ 2 & -7 & 5 \\ 2 & 1 & -3\end{array}\right|=\hat{\mathrm{i}}(16)-\hat{\mathrm{j}}(-16)+\hat{\mathrm{k}}(16)\)

\(16(\hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})\)

\(\left|\overline{\mathrm{b}}_{1} \times \overline{\mathrm{b}}_{2}\right|=16 \sqrt{3}\)

\(\therefore\left(\overline{\mathrm{a}}_{2}-\overline{\mathrm{a}}_{1}\right) \cdot\left(\overline{\mathrm{b}}_{1}-\overline{\mathrm{b}}_{2}\right)=16[-4+16]=(16)(12)\)

\( S.D. =\frac{(16)(12)}{16 \sqrt{3}}=4 \sqrt{3}\)

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