To find the unit vector perpendicular to both lines L1 and L2, we first determine the direction vectors of each line.
The given lines are:
L1:3x+1=1y+2=2z+1
L2:1x−2=2y+2=3z−3
From the denominators of the symmetric form of the lines, the direction vector of line L1 is:
b1=3i^+j^+2k^
And the direction vector of line L2 is:
b2=i^+2j^+3k^
A vector perpendicular to both L1 and L2 is given by the cross product of their direction vectors b1 and b2:
n=b1×b2=i^31j^12k^23
Evaluating the determinant:
n=i^(1⋅3−2⋅2)−j^(3⋅3−2⋅1)+k^(3⋅2−1⋅1)
n=i^(3−4)−j^(9−2)+k^(6−1)
n=−i^−7j^+5k^
Next, we find the magnitude of vector n:
∣n∣=(−1)2+(−7)2+52=1+49+25=75=53
Thus, the unit vector perpendicular to both lines is:
n^=∣n∣n=53−i^−7j^+5k^
This corresponds to Option B.