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Show that the distance of the point P from the line l with equation `vec(r)=vec(a)+vec(tb)` is given by `(|vec(b)xxvec(PQ)|)/(|vec(b)|)`, where Q is any point on line l.

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`or,|vec(PL)|=(|vec(PQ)xxvec(b)|)/(|vec(b)|)`
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