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QJEEM25Ma8165: JEE Main 2025 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM25Ma8165 Solution: If the square of the shortest distance between the lines and is …

If the square of the shortest distance between the lines x−21=y−12=z+3−3\frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z+3}{-3} and x+12=y+34=z+5−5\frac{x+1}{2}=\frac{y+3}{4}=\frac{z+5}{-5} is mn\frac{m}{n} , where mm , nn are coprime numbers, then m+nm+n is equal to :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 14
  • B 6
  • C 21
  • D 9

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amp;a→=(2,1,−3)amp;b→=(−1,−3,−5)amp;p→×q→=∣i^amp;j^amp;k^1amp;2amp;−32amp;4amp;−5∣amp;=2i^−j^amp; b→−a→=−3i^−4j^−2k^amp; Sd=∣(b→−a→)⋅(p→×q→)∣∣p→×q→∣amp;=25amp;( Sd)2=45amp; m=4,n=5⇒ m+n=9\begin{aligned}& \overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=(2,1,-3) \\& \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}=(-1,-3,-5) \\& \overrightarrow{\mathrm{p}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{q}}=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\hat{\mathrm{i}} & \hat{\mathrm{j}} & \hat{\mathrm{k}} \\1 & 2 & -3 \\2 & 4 & -5\end{array}\right| \\& =2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}-\hat{\mathrm{j}} \\& \overrightarrow{\mathrm{~b}}-\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=-3 \hat{\mathrm{i}}-4 \hat{\mathrm{j}}-2 \hat{\mathrm{k}} \\& \mathrm{~S}_{\mathrm{d}}=\frac{|(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}-\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}) \cdot(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{p}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{q}})|}{|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{p}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{q}}|} \\& =\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}} \\& \left(\mathrm{~S}_{\mathrm{d}}\right)^2=\frac{4}{5} \\& \mathrm{~m}=4, \mathrm{n}=5 \Rightarrow \mathrm{~m}+\mathrm{n}=9\end{aligned}

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