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The projection of the line segment joining the points (1, –1, 3) and (2, –4, 11) on the line joining the points (–1, 2, 3) and (3, –2, 10) is .
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Correct answer: 8
- Let the given points be
and
We need the projection of the line segment on the line .
- Find the direction vectors:
For ,
For ,
- The projection of vector on the line in the direction of is the scalar projection:
- Compute the dot product:
- Compute the magnitude of :
- Therefore,
So, the required projection is
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