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If d1 is the shortest distance between the lines x+1=2 y=-12 z, x=y+2=6 z-6 and d2 is the shortest distance between the lines x-12=y+8-7=z-45,x-12=y-21=z-6-3, then the value of 323 d1 d2 is :
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The correct answer is: 16

Let,

L1:x+11=y12=z-112,

And L2:x1=y+21=z-116

Now, given d1= shortest distance between L1 and L2

Now using the formula of shortest distance we get,

 d1=a2-a1·b1×b2b1×b2

d1=i^-2j^+k^·i^+12j^-112k^×i^+j^+16k^i^+12j^-112k^×i^+j^+16k^

d1=i^-2j^+k^·i^6-j^4+k^2i^6-j^4+k^2

d1=16+12+1249144

d1=76712=2

Now, let 

L3:x-12=y+8-7=z-45, L4:x-12=y-21=z-6-3

Similarly finding d2= shortest distance between L3 & L4 we get,

d2=10j^+2k^·2i^-7j^+5k^×2i^+j^-3k^2i^-7j^+5k^×2i^+j^-3k^

d2=10j^+2k^·16i^+16j^+16k^16i^+16j^+16k^

d2=160+32163

d2=123

Hence, 323 d1 d2=323×2123=16

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