(a) Find the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (2, 3, -8) to the line 4-x/2 = y/6 = 1-z/3 Also, find the perpendicular distance of the given point from the line.
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(b) Find the shortest distance between the lines L₁ & L₂ given below :
L₁ : The line passing through (2,-1,1) and parallel to x/1=y/1=z/3

Solution

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