Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2023/ia/paper-1/5a/b/solution

The cross product of the plane normals is proportional to , so
The point on the intersection perpendicular to is
which satisfies both plane equations and . Hence the line is .
The equally inclined line has direction . The distance between the two skew lines is

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