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What Are the Direction Cosines of Z-axis?

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What are the direction cosines of Z-axis?

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The zaxis makes angles 90°, 90° and 0° with x, y and z axes, respectivelyTherefore, the direction cosines of zaxis are cos 90°, cos 90°, cos 0°, i.e. 0, 0, 1.

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अध्याय 26: Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios - Very Short Answers [पृष्ठ २४]

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आर.डी. शर्मा Mathematics Volume 1 and 2 [English] Class 12
अध्याय 26 Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios
Very Short Answers | Q 4 | पृष्ठ २४

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