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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 12 - 11. three dimension geometry

If the square of the shortest distance between the lines \(\frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z+3}{-3}\) and \(\frac{x+1}{2}=\frac{y+3}{4}=\frac{z+5}{-5}\) is \(\frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{n}}\), where \(\mathrm{m}, \mathrm{n}\) are coprime numbers, then \(\mathrm{m}+\mathrm{n}\) is equal to :

  1. A 21
  2. B 9
  3. C 14
  4. D 6
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(B) 9

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