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Question: procedure to find coordinates of the projection of a point on a line

Question:procedure to find coordinates of the projection of a point on a line

JAMET 425 Maple 2018
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July 09 2019
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X := [0, -3]; Y := [3, 1]; Z := [5, -2]; PP := proc (M::list, N::list, K::list) local A, B, P, distPH, H, lambda, mdist; A := M; B := N; P := K; H := simplify(expand((1-lambda)*A+lambda*B)); distPH := sqrt((H[1]-P[1])^2+(H[2]-P[2])^2); mdist := diff(distPH, lambda); lambda := solve(mdist, lambda); simplify(distPH); H end proc; debug(PP); PP(X, Y, Z);#the calculation isn't finished
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