Use the formula in Exercise 79 to find the (least) distance between the given point Q and
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Use the formula in Exercise 79 to find the (least) distance between the given point Q and line r.
Q(6, 6, 72, r(t) = 83t, -3t, 4)
Data from Exercise 79
Show that the (least) distance d between a point Q and a line r = r0 + t v (both in R3) is where P is a point on the line.
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Calculus Early Transcendentals
ISBN: 978-0321947345
2nd edition
Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett
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