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Orthogonality & Least Squares · Easy problem

Write b=(2,3,4)\mathbf b = (2, 3, 4) as b=p+r\mathbf b = \mathbf p + \mathbf r, where p\mathbf p is a multiple of a=(1,0,1)\mathbf a = (1, 0, 1) and r\mathbf r is orthogonal to a\mathbf a. Find ∥r∥\|\mathbf r\|.