The shortest distance between the skew lines $\vec{r}=(3 \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}-2 \hat{k})+\lambda(-\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k})$ and $\vec{r}=(\hat{i}-7 \hat{j}-2 \hat{k})+\mu(\hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k})$ is

  • A
    $\frac{26}{5 \sqrt{5}}$
  • B
    $\sqrt{45}$
  • C
    $\sqrt{35}$
  • D
    $\frac{36}{5 \sqrt{5}}$

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