Distance education

Here are two problems about distance from a point and a line in space.

1.12.13.52] Find the distance from the point (5,7,14) to the line passing through (2,3,8) and (3,6,12).

1.12.14.52] Determine the shortest distance from the point (3,4,5) to the line through the origin parallel to the vector

Both of these problems can be solved in at least two ways. One is by using pythagorean theorem and the other is by using vector properties, particularly parallel-perpendicular decomposition.

The answers are:





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