Find the coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $(1, 0, 0)$ to the line $\frac{x - 1}{2} = \frac{y + 1}{-3} = \frac{z + 10}{8}$.

  • A
    $(5, -8, -4)$
  • B
    $(2, -3, 8)$
  • C
    $(3, -4, -2)$
  • D
    $(1, -1, -10)$

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