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Find the minimal distance from the point $(8,−2,−6)$ to the plane $V$ in $\Bbb R^3$ spanned by $\langle -2,-2,2 \rangle$ and $\langle 2,1,1\rangle$.

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    We need one point of the plane to know its position. Only 2 vectors is not enough to determine the plane. Are you supposing $V$ containing the origin?2012-12-01
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    hi this is linear algebra problem. and if my 2 vector are orthogonal then I could use projection to find the shortest point. and by using distance formula I can get the minimal distance. But my problem now is my vectors are not orthogonal2012-12-02

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