24th_November_2008

This one is a one liner..
A very objective paper question.

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find the smallest distance between teh points on (x-a)2 + (y-b)2+(z-c)2=100

and the points on x2+y2+z2 = 25

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Rohan Ghosh ·

ans=
(√(a2+b2+c2))-15

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Lokesh Verma ·

No rohan.. u are short of the full answer..

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Rohan Ghosh ·

i cant understand how

will i include the case when √a2+b2+c2<15
then it will be 0 of course
except the case when 10>5+√a2+b2+c2
then it will be
5- (√a2+b2+c2)

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Lokesh Verma ·

There is still some more to go rohan :)

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Rohan Ghosh ·

all possible cases =

let √a2+b2+c2=s in all cases

1 - s>=0 s<=5 then it will be 5-s
2 - s>=5 s<=15 then it will be 0
3 - s>=15 then it will be s-15

i have analyzed all possible values of s i cant understand what i am missing

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Lokesh Verma ·

oops sorry rohan... u are correct.. i overlooked the last case in ur previous answer :)

good work :)

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Lokesh Verma ·

haha.. rohan u edited ur post later :))

so i din relook at it.. u could have told me u did!

neways.. good work as always :)

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