A line makes an angle of 60° with each of x and y axis, the which it makes with z axis is ( in degrees)
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answer is 45.
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Let α be the angle which the line makes with z-axis, thus the direction cosines of the line are cos 60∘,cos 60∘,cos α⇒ cos260∘+cos260∘+cos2α=1⇒ cos2α=1−1/4−1/4=1/2⇒ cosα=±1/2so α=45∘.