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The length of two opposite edges of a tetrahedron are 12 and 15 units and the shortest distance between them is 10 units. If the volume of thetetrahedron is 200 cubic units, then the angle between the 2 edges is
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
Let, ABCD be the tetrahedron and position vectors of A, B, C, .D be 
respectively.
Given, 
& 
Shortest distance 
... (1)
Also, volume 
... (2)
From (1) and (2), we get,
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