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Question 35 - 38: In the following cases, find the coordinates of the foot of theperpendicular drawn from the origin.
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2x + 3y + 4z – 12 = 0
Solution:
Let the coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular P from the origin to the plane be .
Then the direction ratios of the line OP are . Writing the equation of the plane in the normal form, we have where are the direction cosines of OP.Since direction cosines and direction ratios of a line are proportional, we have i.e., , Substituting these values in the equation of plane, we get Hence foot of perpendicular is

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