The shortest distance between the skew lines $\vec{r}=(-\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}-3 \hat{k})+t(3 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}-2 \hat{k})$ and $\vec{r}=(7 \hat{i}+4 \hat{k})+s(\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k})$ is

  • A
    $15$
  • B
    $0$
  • C
    $9$
  • D
    $16$

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