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Distance and graphing in 3-D space

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1. Find the distance from the origin to the line passing through the point P(3,1,5) and having the direction vector v=2i-j+k.

2. Graph z=x^2 in space.

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This shows how to graph a parabola in space and find the distance from origin to a line with a given direction vector.

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