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If the shortest distance between the line joining the points (1,2,3) and (2,3,4), and the line (x-1/2)=(y+1/-1)=(z-2/0) is α, then 28 α2 is equal to
Q. If the shortest distance between the line joining the points
(
1
,
2
,
3
)
and
(
2
,
3
,
4
)
, and the line
2
x
−
1
=
−
1
y
+
1
=
0
z
−
2
is
α
, then
28
α
2
is equal to
1031
128
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Answer:
18
Solution:
r
=
(
i
^
+
2
j
^
+
3
k
^
)
+
λ
(
i
^
+
j
^
+
k
^
)
r
=
a
+
λ
p
r
=
(
+
i
^
−
j
^
+
2
k
^
)
+
μ
(
2
i
^
−
j
^
)
r
=
b
+
μ
q
p
×
q
=
∣
∣
i
^
1
2
j
^
1
−
1
k
^
1
0
∣
∣
=
i
^
+
2
j
^
−
3
k
^
d
=
∣
∣
∣
p
×
q
∣
(
b
−
a
)
⋅
(
p
×
q
)
∣
∣
d
=
∣
∣
14
(
−
3
j
^
−
k
^
)
⋅
(
i
^
+
2
j
^
−
3
k
^
)
∣
∣
=
∣
∣
14
−
6
+
3
∣
∣
=
14
3
α
=
14
3
Now,
28
α
2
=
28
2
×
14
9
=
18