Interaction of two Lines in 3D
Interaction of two Lines in 3D: Overview
In this topic, we will read about two intersecting lines in three dimensional geometry. We will also learn how to find the point of intersection of two lines. It also covers some examples to teach us in a better way.
Important Questions on Interaction of two Lines in 3D
The shortest distance between the lines :
is

The shortest distance between the following lines is
;

The distance of the point (–2, 3, –4) from the line measured parallel to the plane would be :

The shortest distance between the following two lines:

What would be the shortest distance between the lines and whose vector equations are and ?

What would be the shortest distance between the lines and whose vector equations are and ?

Let be the cube with the set of vertices . Let be the set of all twelve lines containing the diagonals of the six faces of the cube . Let be the set of all four lines containing the main diagonals of the cube ; for instance, the line passing through the vertices and is in . For lines and , let denote the shortest distance between them. Then the maximum value of , as varies over and varies over , is

Let be the set of all values of , for which the shortest distance between the lines and is . Then is equal to

The shortest distance between the lines and is

One vertex of a rectangular parallelopiped is at the origin and the lengths of its edges along and axes are and units respectively. Let be the vertex Then the shortest distance between the diagonal and an edge parallel to axis, not passing through or is

The shortest distance between the lines and is

Shortest distance between the lines and is

Shortest distance between the lines and is

Find the shortest distance between the lines and .
If the lines intersect find their point of intersection.

Find the shortest distance between the two lines and

The distance between two parallel lines and is

The shortest distance between the lines and is

The shortest distance between the line passing through the point and parallel to the vector and the line passing through the point and parallel to the vector is

Let two lines and be given by the vector equations and respectively. The shortest distance between and is

The shortest distance between the lines given by
and
is equal to
