Perpendicular on a line from a given point

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I solved the equations for you:

k = ((y2-y1) * (x3-x1) - (x2-x1) * (y3-y1)) / ((y2-y1)^2 + (x2-x1)^2)
x4 = x3 - k * (y2-y1)
y4 = y3 + k * (x2-x1)

Where ^2 means squared

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