Consider the following two lines: { -3s l1:< x, y, z >=< 2,4,0 > +t < 1,1,1 > and l2 : 4+ 2s (a) Find the ( shortest) distance between the lines lį and l2
Consider the following two lines: { -3s l1:< x, y, z >=< 2,4,0 > +t < 1,1,1 > and l2 : 4+ 2s (a) Find the ( shortest) distance between the lines lį and l2
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![Consider the following two lines:
-3s
l1:< x, y, z >=< 2,4,0 > +t < 1,1, 1 > and l2 :
4+ 2s
S
(a) Find the ( shortest) distance between the lines l1 and l2
(b) Find an equation for the plane containing line l1 and the origin.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fbe7921cf-39aa-4ed3-ba83-099ed11a60d1%2F7d4849e7-2dc6-404c-9b05-6dcb22326a8a%2Fn1pkja7_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following two lines:
-3s
l1:< x, y, z >=< 2,4,0 > +t < 1,1, 1 > and l2 :
4+ 2s
S
(a) Find the ( shortest) distance between the lines l1 and l2
(b) Find an equation for the plane containing line l1 and the origin.
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