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Published on: August 13, 2026
One vertex of a rectangular parallelopiped is at the origin 
and the lengths of its edges along 
and 
axes are 3, 4 and 5 units respectively. Let 
be the vertex 
. Then the shortest distance between the diagonal OP and an edge parallel to 
axis, not passing through 
or 
is:
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
Equation of OP is 
Equation of edge parallel to 
axis
S.D 
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