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प्रश्न
If l1, m1, n1 and l2, m2, n2 are the direction cosines of two mutually perpendicular lines, show that the direction cosines of the line perpendicular to both of these are m1n2 − m2n1, n1l2 − n2l1, l1m2 − l2m1.
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उत्तर
It is given that l1, m1, n1 and l2, m2, n2 are the direction cosines of two mutually perpendicular lines. Therefore,
Let l, m, n be the direction cosines of the line which is perpendicular to the line with direction cosines l1, m1, n1 and l2, m2, n2
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