Specialist2024 Exam 1 · Q10Tech-free3 marks

Shortest distance between skew lines

Let the lines $l_1$ and $l_2$ be defined by

$l_{1} : {\underset{\sim}{r}}_{1} (λ) = \underset{\sim}{i} + m$ and , where and .

If the shortest distance between the two skew lines $l_1$ and $l_2$ is $\frac{14}{\sqrt{35}}$ , find the values of $m$ .

3 marks

Hints, answer checking and worked solutions come with a Season Pass.