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Find the coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (-1,2,3) to the straight line `vec(r)=(veci-4hatj+3hatk)+t(2hati+3hatj+hatk)` . Also , find the shortest distance from the given point to the straight line.

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`sqrt26` units
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