Mathematics · 3D Geometry

JEE Main 2024 — 4 April, Shift 1 — Question 24

If the shortest distance between the lines x+22=y+33=z−54\frac{x+2}{2}=\frac{y+3}{3}=\frac{z-5}{4} and x−31=y−2−3=z+42\frac{x-3}{1}=\frac{y-2}{-3}=\frac{z+4}{2} is 3835k\frac{38}{3 \sqrt{5}} \mathrm{k} \quad

and ∫0k[x2]dx=α−α,\quad \int_{0}^{\mathrm{k}}\left[\mathrm{x}^{2}\right] \mathrm{dx}=\alpha-\sqrt{\alpha}, \quad where [x]\quad[\mathrm{x}] denotes the greatest integer function, then 6α36 \alpha^{3} is equal to \qquad

Answer: 48

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

3835 k=5i^+5j^−9k^5⋅∣i^j^k^2341−32∣\frac{38}{3\sqrt{5}}\,k = \frac{5\hat{i}+5\hat{j}-9\hat{k}}{\sqrt{5}} \cdot \begin{vmatrix} \hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 1 & -3 & 2 \end{vmatrix} 3835 k=195k=32\begin{aligned} \frac{38}{3\sqrt{5}}\,k &= \frac{19}{\sqrt{5}} \\ k &= \frac{3}{2} \end{aligned} k=32k=\frac{3}{2} ∫03/2⌊x2⌋=∫010 dx+∫121 dx+∫23/22 dx\int_{0}^{3/2} \lfloor x^{2} \rfloor = \int_{0}^{1}0\,dx + \int_{1}^{\sqrt{2}}1\,dx + \int_{\sqrt{2}}^{3/2}2\,dx =(2−1)+2(32−2)= (\sqrt{2}-1) + 2\left(\frac{3}{2}-\sqrt{2}\right) =2−2= 2 - \sqrt{2} α=2\alpha = 2 ⇒6α3=48\Rightarrow 6\alpha^{3} = 48

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Exam
JEE Main 2024
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
3D Geometry
Topic
Skew lines & shortest distance between them
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