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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)
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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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