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Find the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the plane 2x – 3y + 6z + 7 = 0.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 01:23: PM
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Let the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the plane 2x – 3y + 6z + 7 = 0 is (x1, y1, z1).

Now, the equation in the normal form is:
Substituting these in the equation of the plane, we get
Hence, the foot of the perpendicular is
 
 
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