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OpenStudy (vishweshshrimali5):

show that the foot of perpendicular from origin to the join of A(-9,4,5) and B(11,0,-1) is midpoint of AB.

OpenStudy (vishweshshrimali5):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Use the distance rule. Calculate the distance from the origen to A (11.04) and the distance to B (11.04). Thus triangle OAB is isoceles and the result follows

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Or use vectors and show that the vector from O to the midpoint is perpendicular to the vector from A to B.

OpenStudy (vishweshshrimali5):

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