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Question
The coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (2, 5, 7) on the x-axis are given by ______.
Options
(2, 0, 0)
(0, 5, 0)
(0, 0, 7)
(0, 5, 7)
Solution
The coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (2, 5, 7) on the x-axis are given by (2, 0, 0).
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