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The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (1,6,3)(1,6,3) to the line x1=y−12=z−23\frac{x}{1} = \frac{y-1}{2} = \frac{z-2}{3} is

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✅ Correct Option: 3

The given line is x1=y−12=z−23\frac{x}{1} = \frac{y-1}{2} = \frac{z-2}{3}

This can be rewritten as x−01=y−12=z−23\frac{x-0}{1} = \frac{y-1}{2} = \frac{z-2}{3}

The line passes through the point (0,1,2)(0, 1, 2) with direction ratios (1,2,3)(1, 2, 3).


Let the common ratio be tt. Then:

x1=t\frac{x}{1} = t, y−12=t\frac{y-1}{2} = t, z−23=t\frac{z-2}{3} = t

Solving for x,y,zx, y, z:

x=tx = t

y=1+2ty = 1 + 2t

z=2+3tz = 2 + 3t

Any point on this line can be written as (t,1+2t,2+3t)(t, 1+2t, 2+3t).


Let the foot of perpendicular be P=(t,1+2t,2+3t)P = (t, 1+2t, 2+3t) and the given point be A=(1,6,3)A = (1, 6, 3).

The vector AP⃗=(t−1,1+2t−6,2+3t−3)\vec{AP} = (t-1, 1+2t-6, 2+3t-3)

AP⃗=(t−1,2t−5,3t−1)\vec{AP} = (t-1, 2t-5, 3t-1)

For PP to be the foot of perpendicular, AP⃗\vec{AP} must be perpendicular to the direction vector of the line.


The direction vector of the line is (1,2,3)(1, 2, 3).

For perpendicular vectors, their dot product equals zero:

(t−1,2t−5,3t−1)⋅(1,2,3)=0(t-1, 2t-5, 3t-1) \cdot (1, 2, 3) = 0

(t−1)(1)+(2t−5)(2)+(3t−1)(3)=0(t-1)(1) + (2t-5)(2) + (3t-1)(3) = 0

t−1+4t−10+9t−3=0t - 1 + 4t - 10 + 9t - 3 = 0

14t−14=014t - 14 = 0

t=1t = 1


Substituting t=1t = 1 into (t,1+2t,2+3t)(t, 1+2t, 2+3t):

x=1x = 1

y=1+2(1)=3y = 1 + 2(1) = 3

z=2+3(1)=5z = 2 + 3(1) = 5

Therefore, the foot of perpendicular is (1,3,5)(1, 3, 5).

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