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If the foot of the perpendicular from point (4,3,8) on the line L_1: x-a = y-2 3= z-b 4, l≠ 0 is (3,5,7), then the shortest distance between the line…

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If the foot of the perpendicular from point (4,3,8)(4,3,8)(4,3,8) on the line L1:x−al=y−23=z−b4{L}_{1}:\frac{x-a}{l}=\frac{y-2}{3}=\frac{z-b}{4}L1​:lx−a​=3y−2​=4z−b​, l≠0l\neq 0l=0 is (3,5,7),(3,5,7),(3,5,7), then the shortest distance between the line L1{L}_{1}L1​ and line L2:x−23=y−44=z−55{L}_{2}:\frac{x-2}{3}=\frac{y-4}{4}=\frac{z-5}{5}L2​:3x−2​=4y−4​=5z−5​ is equal to

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Held on 16 Mar 2021 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    12\frac{1}{2}21​

  2. B

    16\frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}6​1​

  3. C

    23\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}32​​

  4. D

    13\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}3​1​

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