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Prove that 1, 1, 1 Cannot Be Direction Cosines of a Straight Line. - Mathematics

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प्रश्न

Prove that 1, 1, 1 cannot be direction cosines of a straight line.

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उत्तर

Let 1, 1, 1 be the direction cosines of a straight line.
Then \[1^2 + 1^2 + 1^2 = 3\] 
Since direction cosines of a line which makes equal angle with the axes  must satisfy \[l^2 + m^2 + n^2 = 1\]
Hence 1, 1, 1 cannot be the direction cosines of a straight line.

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अध्याय 23: Algebra of Vectors - Exercise 23.9 [पृष्ठ ७३]

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अध्याय 23 Algebra of Vectors
Exercise 23.9 | Q 2 | पृष्ठ ७३
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