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JEE Main 6 April 2024, Shift 1, Maths Q17

Question 17 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 17 of 30, Section A.

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}

(1) $6\sqrt{3}$
(2) $5\sqrt{3}$
(3) $4\sqrt{3}$ Official answer
(4) $8\sqrt{3}$

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter: Three Dimensional Geometry
Topic: Skew Lines
Idea tested: Vector Shortest Distance Formula

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 9× in all

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4 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q29If the shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x+2}{2}=\frac{y+3}{3}=\frac{z-5}{4}$ and $\frac{x-3}{1}=\frac{y-2}{-3}=\frac{z+4}{2}$ is…HardNumerical value
8 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q14If the shortest distance between the lines $L_1:\vec{r}=(2+\lambda)\hat{i}+(1-3\lambda)\hat{j}+(3+4\lambda)\hat{k}$ ,…MediumSingle correct
24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q30If the shortest distance between the lines $\vec{r}=(-\hat{i}+3\hat{k})+\lambda(\hat{i}-a\hat{j})$ and…MediumNumerical value
25 Jun 2022, Shift 2 · Q30Let $l_1$ be the line in $xy$ -plane with $x$ and $y$ intercepts $\frac{1}{8}$ and $\frac{1}{4\sqrt{2}}$ respectively, and $l_2$ be the…HardNumerical value
24 Feb 2021, Shift 2 · Q88Let $\lambda$ be an integer. If the shortest distance between the lines $x-\lambda=2y-1=-2z$ and $x=y+2\lambda=z-\lambda$ is…MediumNumerical value

Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.