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1. ⇒  (MHT CET 2023 12th May Evening Shift )

The shortest distance (in units) between the lines x + 1 3 = y + 2 1 = z + 1 2 and r ¯ = ( 2 i ^ 2 j ^ + 3 k ^ ) + λ ( i ^ + 2 j ^ ) is

A. 8 3 5

B. 1 3 5

C. 7 3 5

D. 2 3 5

Correct answer option is (A)

Given lines are: x + 1 3 = y + 2 1 = z + 1 2 and x 2 1 = y + 2 2 = z 3 0

Required distance

= | | 3 0 4 3 1 2 1 2 0 | ( 6 1 ) 2 + ( 0 2 ) 2 + ( 0 4 ) 2 |

= | 3 ( 0 4 ) + 0 + 4 ( 6 1 ) 25 + 4 + 16 | = | 8 45 | = 8 3 5

2. ⇒  (MHT CET 2023 9th May Evening Shift )

The shortest distance between the lines x 1 2 = y 2 3 = z 3 4 and x 2 3 = y 4 4 = z 5 5 is

A. 1 14 units.

B. 1 5 units.

C. 1 11 units.

D. 1 6 units.

Correct answer option is (D)

The lines arě

x 1 2 = y 2 3 = z 3 4  and  x 2 3 = y 4 4 = z 5 5

Comparing equations with

x x 1 a 1 = y y 1   b 1 = z z 1 c 1  and  x x 2 a 2 = y y 2   b 2 = z z 2 c 2

 we get  x 1 = 1 , y 1 = 2 , z 1 = 3 x 2 = 2 , y 2 = 4 , z 2 = 5 a 1 = 2 ,   b 1 = 3 , c 1 = 4 a 2 = 3 ,   b 2 = 4 , c 2 = 5 | x 2 x 1 y 2 y 1 z 2 z 1 a 1   b 1 c 1 a 2   b 2 c 2 | = | 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 5 | = 1 ( 15 16 ) 2 ( 10 12 ) + 2 ( 8 9 ) = 1 ( a 1 b 2 a 2 b 1 ) 2 + ( b 1 c 2 b 2 c 1 ) 2 + ( c 1 a 2 c 2 a 1 ) 2 = ( 2 × 4 3 × 3 ) 2 + ( 3 × 5 4 × 4 ) 2 + ( 4 × 3 5 × 2 ) 2 = 1 + 1 + 4 = 6

Shortest distance between line is d

d = | x 2 x 1 y 2 y 1 z 2 z 1 a 1 b 1 c 1 a 2 b 2 c 2 | ( a 1 b 2 a 2 b 1 ) 2 + ( b 1 c 2 b 2 c 1 ) 2 + ( c 1 a 2 c 2 a 1 ) 2 = 1 6