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The shortest distance between the lines `vec(r)=vec(a)+tvec(b)` and `vec(r)=vec(a)'+svec(b)` is

A

`(|(vec(a)+vec(a)')xxvec(b)|)/(|vec(b)|)`

B

`(|(vec(a)-vec(a)')xxvec(b)|)/(|vec(b)|)`

C

`(|(vec(a)-vec(a)')xxvec(b)|)/(|vec(b)|^(2))`

D

`(|(vec(a)+vec(a)')xxvec(b)|)/(|vec(b)|^(2))`

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