The shortest distance between the skew lines $r = (-\hat{i} + 3\hat{k}) + t(2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} + 6\hat{k})$ and $r = (3\hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k}) + s(2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + 2\hat{k})$ is

  • A
    $\frac{10}{\sqrt{17}}$
  • B
    $\frac{22}{\sqrt{17}}$
  • C
    $9$
  • D
    $8$

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