Given: Equations of line,
−2x−λ=1y−2=1z−1 and 1x−3=−2y−1=1z−2
Now, we know that shortest distance between two lines is given by,
S.D=∣∣b1×b2∣(a2−a1)⋅b1×b2∣
⇒1=∣∣i^−21j^1−2k^11∣∣λ−3−2111−2−111∣∣
⇒1=∣∣3i^+3j^+3k^∣(λ−3)3+3−3∣
⇒∣(λ−3)∣=3
⇒λ=0,23
Hence, the sum is 23