Q.
The direction cosines of the line x−1l=y+1l+1=z−1l
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a
⟨13,13,13⟩
b
⟨0,−1,−0⟩
c
⟨1,0,−1⟩
d
⟨−23,13,−23⟩
answer is D.
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Detailed Solution
If ⟨l,m,n⟩ are direction cosines of a line then l2+m2+n2=1Hence, l2+(l+1)2+l2=1It implies that 3l2+2l=0⇒l(3l+2)=0⇒l=0,−23Therefore, the direction cosines are ⟨−23,13,−23⟩
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