// extending the segment, parameterized as p1 + (t * (p2 - p1)),
// we find projection of point p onto the line.
// It falls where t = [(p - p1) . (p2 - p1)] / |p2 - p1|^2
// extending the segment, parameterized as p1 + (t * (p2 - p1)),
// we find projection of point p onto the line.
// It falls where t = [(p - p1) . (p2 - p1)] / |p2 - p1|^2