If 2,3,4 and 1,2,3 are direction ratios of OA→andOB→, then the direction cosines of a line perpendicular to both the lines OA→ andOB→ are
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a
16,−26,16
b
16,−26,−16
c
16,26,−16
d
None
answer is A.
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The direction ratio of any line perpendicular to both lines OA,OB is along the vectorOA¯×OB¯It implies,OA¯×OB¯=ijk234123=i9−8−j6−4+k4−3=i−2j+kHence, the direction ratios of the line perpendicular to the lines are1,−2,1 Therefore, the required direction cosines are 16,−26,16