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Sewoon
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I am trying to show that the point in the plane ax+by+cz=d closest to the origin is
P(ad/D^2, bd/D^2, cd/D^2) where D^2=a^2 + b^2 + c^2. How do I approach this? I tried using partial derivatives but got too complex after a while. Thanks
P(ad/D^2, bd/D^2, cd/D^2) where D^2=a^2 + b^2 + c^2. How do I approach this? I tried using partial derivatives but got too complex after a while. Thanks