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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §11.2 Planes and Projections, #33 · Multivariable Calculus · Vectors & geometry

The shortest distance from … to the plane … is along the…

The shortest distance from to the plane is along the vector ______. The point lies on the plane if ______. Then ______ and the shortest distance is ______. (This distance is not .)

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §11.2 Planes and Projections, #33

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