#undergraduate vectors question
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So the question basically asks you to find the point of intersection between L and the line that goes through Q and perpendicular to L
First, let's find the equation of the line L and the line, let's call it T, that goes through Q and goes perpendicular to L
Oh wait this is in space, it's harder now
Hmm
Oh I have an idea
I would find the equation of the plane that has normal vector v
And we just translate it with a scaled version of v until Q is in that plane
and that scalar shows how far the point R is compared to P in some sense
and with that we can find the exact position of R on the line L