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Write the direction ratios of the following line : x = −3, (y−4)/3 =( 2 −z)/1

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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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2014-2015 (March) Patna Set 2

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