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Shortest distance between two skew lines is the length of the common
Asecant (typical)
Bperpendicular between them
Ctransversal
Dtangent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. perpendicular between them
1. Two skew lines do not intersect and are not parallel.
2. The shortest distance is measured along their common perpendicular.
3. Hence the answer is common perpendicular.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII Mathematics Part 1, Ch 6 "Line and Plane" §6.4_
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