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Coordinates of the foot of perpendicular from the point $(a, b, c)$ on $y$ -axis are

A

(a, 0, 0)

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(0, b, 0)

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C

(0, 0, c)

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D

(a, b, 0)

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Solution

The correct option is C $(0, b, 0)$
Any point on the $y$ -axis will have its $x$ and $z$ components equal to $0$ .
Therefore, coordinates of the foot of perpendicular will be $(0, b, 0)$ .
Hence, option B

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