Shortest Distance between Two Lines
Shortest Distance between Two Lines: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Shortest Distance between Two Skew Lines in Vector Form, Shortest Distance between Two Skew Lines, and Distance between Two Parallel Lines in 3D.
Important Questions on Shortest Distance between Two Lines
Find the distance of the point , from the point of intersection of the line and the plane .

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 ?

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

The shortest distances between the diagonals of a rectangular parallelepiped whose sides are and the edges not meeting it are .

Shortest distance between the following pair of lines and is

The following pairs of lines and are intersecting lines.

If the shortest distance between the lines and is , then the value of is

If the shortest distance between the lines
and is , then

Find the shortest distance between the pair of lines:

Find the shortest distance between the pair of lines:
and

By computing the shortest distance determine whether the following lines intersect or not: and .

By computing the shortest distance determine whether the following pairs of lines intersect or not: and .

By computing the shortest distance, determine whether the lines and intersect or not.

If the lines and intersect, then find the value of .

If the shortest distance between the lines and is of the form of , then
