Let be any position vector on the line '' and vector a given point on .
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Clearly,
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i.e. , for some real number .
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But,
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Cartesian form:
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Let
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and
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and
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But,
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[But from ]
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Equating the corresponding components of and respectively, we get:
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Thus, we have:
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Embibe Experts Solutions for Chapter: Three Dimensional Geometry, Exercise 1: Manipur Board-2018
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