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The shortest distance between the lines `vecr = (-hati - hatj) + lambda(2hati - hatk)` and `vecr = (2hati - hatj) + mu(hati + hatj -hatk)` is

A

`1/sqrt(7)`

B

`1/sqrt(14)`

C

`1/(2sqrt(7))`

D

`1/(7sqrt(2))`

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