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Published on: August 11, 2026
Let 
be the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point 
on the line 
. Then the length of the projection of the vector 
on the vector 
is :
A
B
4
C
D
3
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
1.
Any general point P on the line is
Let the given point is 
Line 
Let the vector 
So projection 
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