IB skill practice

Find shortest distance between skew lines

Use vector methods to find shortest distances between skew lines.

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Find shortest distance between skew lines - visual distance meaning

For two skew lines, \(|(\mathbf{b}-\mathbf{a})\cdot(\mathbf{u}\times\mathbf{v})|=371\) and \(|\mathbf{u}\times\mathbf{v}|=53\). Enter the shortest distance.

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