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Find the coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $(0, 2, 3)$ onto the spatial line given by: \[ \frac{-x-3}{-5} = \frac{1-y}{-2} = \frac{3z+12}{9} \] And hence, find the exact geometric length of this perpendicular line segment.

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Always convert the line equation into standard form before identifying direction ratios. A common trap is using the original denominators like $-5, -2, 9$, which will lead to an incorrect value for $\lambda$.
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