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Question
Write the direction ratios of the following line :
`x = −3, (y−4)/3 =( 2 −z)/1`
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Solution
The equation of the given line can be rewritten as:
`(x+3)/0=(y−4)/3=(z−2)/(−1)`
Thus, the given line has direction ratios proportional to 0, 3, −1.
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