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That is what I tried. At least that's what I think I tried. That was where the (C+D(t)-b)2... etc, was about in my previous post. (C+Dx - y)2 + (C+Dx - 3y)2 + (C+Dx + 1)2. But, since the t (x) values are all x's, they cancel with the two's after I do the partial derivative w/respect to D...

Linear Algebra problem (Least Squares? - Distance between lines) Homework Statement We have two points R = (x,x,x) and S = (y,3y,-1). All we know is that they are on lines somewhere in 3-space and that they don't cross. Need to find an x and y that minimize || R - S ||2 Homework...