Find the coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $P(1, 0, 3)$ to the line joining the points $A(4, 7, 1)$ and $B(3, 5, 3)$.

  • A
    $(5, 7, 1)$
  • B
    $\left( \frac{5}{3}, \frac{7}{3}, \frac{17}{3} \right)$
  • C
    $\left( \frac{2}{3}, \frac{5}{3}, \frac{7}{3} \right)$
  • D
    $\left( \frac{5}{3}, \frac{2}{3}, \frac{7}{3} \right)$

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