Find the coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $(7, 8)$ to the line $2x + 3y - 4 = 0$.

  • A
    $\left( \frac{23}{13}, \frac{2}{13} \right)$
  • B
    $\left( 13, \frac{23}{13} \right)$
  • C
    $\left( -\frac{23}{13}, -\frac{2}{13} \right)$
  • D
    $\left( -\frac{2}{13}, \frac{23}{13} \right)$

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