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Published on: August 13, 2026
If the shortest distance between lines 
and 
is 
and 
satisfy the equation 
, then 
must be equal to
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2
(2) We have the lines
Both lines are passing through the points, whose position vector are 
and 
respectively and both lines are parallel to the vector 
.
Hence, the distance between the lines using the formula is given by
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