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(-5, 2, 9); r(t) = (5t + 7, 2 - t, 12t + 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 |PQ × v| d = 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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