How many unit vectors are there for which cosα=12 and cosβ=12,, where α and β are angles made with X-axis and Y-axis, respectively.
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answer is 2.
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cos2α+cos2β+cos2γ=1 or 14+14+cos2γ=1 or cos2γ=1−12=12∴ cosγ=±12Two values of cos γ are possible. Hence, two vectors are possible, one corresponding to direction cosines 12,12,12 and other corresponding to direction cosines 12,12−12