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A tent has two parallel guy ropes along the lines through (1, 1, 1) and (7, 1, -2), both with direction ratios (2, 2, 1). Lengths are in metres. What is the distance between the two ropes?

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A tent has two parallel guy ropes along the lines through $(1, 1, 1)$ and $(7, 1, -2)$ , both with direction ratios $(2, 2, 1)$ . Lengths are in metres. What is the distance between the two ropes?

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