Question: Let L 1 be the line passing through the point P 1 =(3, 2, 2) with direction vector d=[0, 2, 3] T , and let

Let L 1 be the line passing through the point P 1 =(−3, −2, −2) with direction vector →d=[0, 2, 3] T , and let L 2 be the line passing through the point P 2 =(5, 4, −4) with the same direction vector.

Find the shortest distance d between these two lines, and find a point Q 1 on L 1 and a point Q 2 on L 2 so that d(Q 1 ,Q 2 ) = d.  Use the square root symbol '√' where needed to give an exact value for your answer.

d = 

0

Q 1 = (

0

0

0

) Q 2 = (

0

0

0

) Let L 1 be the line passing through the point P 1

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