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QJEEM24Ma3099: JEE Main 2024 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM24Ma3099 Solution: Let O be the origin, and M and be the points on the lines and…

Let O be the origin, and M and N\mathrm{N} be the points on the lines x−54=y−41=z−53\frac{x-5}{4}=\frac{y-4}{1}=\frac{z-5}{3} and x+812=y+25=z+119\frac{x+8}{12}=\frac{y+2}{5}=\frac{z+11}{9} respectively such that MN\mathrm{MN} is the shortest distance between the given lines. Then OM→⋅ON→\overrightarrow{O M} \cdot \overrightarrow{O N} is equal to _________.

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L1:x−54=y−41=z−53=λdrs⁡(4,1,3)=b1\mathrm{L}_1: \frac{\mathrm{x}-5}{4}=\frac{\mathrm{y}-4}{1}=\frac{\mathrm{z}-5}{3}=\lambda \quad \operatorname{drs}(4,1,3)=\mathrm{b}_1

amp;M(4λ+5,λ+4,3λ+5)amp;L2:x+812=y+25=z+119=μamp;N(12μ−8,5μ−2,9μ−11)amp;MN→=(4λ−12μ+13,λ−5μ+6,3λ−9μ+16)..... (1)\begin{aligned}& \mathrm{M}(4 \lambda+5, \lambda+4,3 \lambda+5) \\& \mathrm{L}_2: \frac{\mathrm{x}+8}{12}=\frac{\mathrm{y}+2}{5}=\frac{\mathrm{z}+11}{9}=\mu \\& \mathrm{N}(12 \mu-8,5 \mu-2,9 \mu-11) \\& \overrightarrow{\mathrm{MN}}=(4 \lambda-12 \mu+13, \lambda-5 \mu+6,3 \lambda-9 \mu+16) \quad \text{..... (1)}\end{aligned}

Now

b→1×b→2=∣i^amp;j^amp;k^4amp;1amp;312amp;5amp;9∣=−6i^+8k^.... (2)\overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}_1 \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}_2=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\hat{\mathrm{i}} & \hat{\mathrm{j}} & \hat{\mathrm{k}} \\4 & 1 & 3 \\12 & 5 & 9\end{array}\right|=-6 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+8 \hat{\mathrm{k}} \quad \text{.... (2)}

Equation (1) and (2)

∴4λ−12μ+13−6=λ−5μ+60=3λ−9μ+168\therefore \frac{4 \lambda-12 \mu+13}{-6}=\frac{\lambda-5 \mu+6}{0}=\frac{3 \lambda-9 \mu+16}{8}

I and II

λ−5μ+6=0.... (3)\lambda-5 \mu+6=0 \quad \text{.... (3)}

I and III

λ−3μ+4=0.... (4)\lambda-3 \mu+4=0 \quad \text{.... (4)}

Solve (3) and (4) we get

λ=amp;−1,μ=1∴amp;M(1,3,2)amp;N(4,3,−2)∴amp;OM→⋅ON→=4+9−4=9\begin{aligned}\lambda= & -1, \mu=1 \\\therefore \quad & \mathrm{M}(1,3,2) \\& \mathrm{N}(4,3,-2) \\\therefore \quad & \overrightarrow{\mathrm{OM}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{ON}}=4+9-4=9\end{aligned}

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