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Need solution for RD Sharma Maths Class 12 Chapter 26 Directions Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 1.

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Answer:

We need to define it.

Hint:

Cosines are trigonometric functions.

Given:

Direction cosines of a directed line.

Solution:

The directed cosine of a directed line are the cosines of the angles which the lines makes with the positive direction of the co-ordinate axis.

\begin{aligned} &l=\frac{a}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}} \\ &m=\frac{b}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}} \\ &n=\frac{c}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}} \end{aligned}

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