Question:
The distance of the point having position vector $-\hat{\mathrm{i}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+6 \hat{\mathrm{k}}$ from the straight line passing through the point $(2,3,-4)$ and parallel to the vector, $6 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}-4 \hat{k}$ is :
Correct Option: 1
Solution:
$\mathrm{AD}=\left|\frac{\overrightarrow{\mathrm{AP}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{n}}}{|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{n}}|}\right|=\sqrt{61}$
$\Rightarrow \quad P D=\sqrt{A P^{2}-A D^{2}}=\sqrt{110-61}=7$