Q.

Let OA, OB, OC be coterminous edges of a cuboid. If l, m, n be the shortest distances between the sides and their respective skew body diagonals to them, respectively, then the value of 1l2+1m2+1n21OA2+1OB2+1OC2 is _______

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Detailed Solution

Let i^, j^, k^ be the unit vectors along OA, OB, OC

CN, BM are diagonals skew to OA

Let 1 be the S.D. between OA and CN and let

OA=xi^;OC=zk^; OB=yj^ON=xi^+yj^

Equation of OA and CN are r=xi^ and r^=zk^+p(xi^+yj^zk^) respectively.

 The shortest distance between those two lines.

l=yzy2+z21l2=1y2+1z2

Similarly 1m2=1z2+1x2, 1n2=1x2+1y2,

1l2+1m2+1n2=21OA2+1OB2+1OC2

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