The shortest distance between the skew lines $r=(6 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k})+t(\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k})$ and $r=(-4 \hat{i}-\hat{k})+s(3 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}-2 \hat{k})$ is

  • A
    $9$
  • B
    $\frac{40}{7}$
  • C
    $108$
  • D
    $120$

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