Answer
Point $(0,0,4)$ is farther from the origin
Work Step by Step
Point $(3,-1,2)$
Distance for Origin $= \sqrt {(3)^2 + (-1)^2 + (2)^2} = \sqrt {14}$
Point $(0,0,4)$
Distance for Origin $= \sqrt {(0)^2 + (0)^2 + (4)^2} = \sqrt {16}$
Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)
by Briggs, Bill L.; Cochran, Lyle; Gillett, Bernard
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321947347
ISBN 13:
978-0-32194-734-5
Chapter 11 - Vectors and Vector-Valued Functions - 11.2 Vectors in Three Dimensions - 11.2 Exercises - Page 777: 7
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