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Find the shortest distance between the following the following lines whose vector equations are
`vec r=(1-t)hati+(t-2)hatj+(3-2t)hatk` and `vec r=(s-1)hati+(2s-1)hatj+(2s+1)hatk`.

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`(2)/(sqrt(5))` unit
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