The distance D between a point Q and a line in space is

Last updated: 11/30/2023

The distance D between a point Q and a line in space is given by PQ x u D X where u is a direction vector for the line and P is a point on the line a Find the shortest distance between the point Q 9 0 0 and the line passing through the points P 0 0 8 and P 0 1 9 b Find the shortest distance between the point Q 9 0 0 and the line segment from P 0 0 8 to P 0 1 9