Find the shortest distance from a point P(3, 2, \text{-}1) to the line through $P_0$(2, 1, 3) with $\vec{d} = \begin{bmatrix} 3\\ \text{-}1\\ 2 \end{bmatrix}$ Also find the point Q closest to P
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