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The distance between the two lines L1L_1 and L2L_2 given by L1:x−12=y−23=−z−4−6L_1: \dfrac{x-1}{2} = \dfrac{y-2}{3} = \dfrac{-z-4}{-6} and L2:x−32=y−33=z+56L_2: \dfrac{x-3}{2} = \dfrac{y-3}{3} = \dfrac{z+5}{6} is

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✅ Correct Option: 3

Rewriting L1L_1 as x−12=y−23=z+46\frac{x-1}{2} = \frac{y-2}{3} = \frac{z+4}{6} shows both lines have direction (2,3,6)(2,3,6), so they are parallel. With joining vector (2,1,−1)(2,1,-1), the cross product is (9,−14,4)(9,-14,4) of magnitude 293\sqrt{293}, so the distance is 2937\frac{\sqrt{293}}{7}.

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