JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Three Dimensional Geometry Question Bank System of Co-ordinates, Direction cosines and direction ratios, Projection

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    The co-ordinates of a point P are (3, 12, 4) with respect to origin O, then the direction cosines of \[OP\]are [MP PET 1996]

    A)            3, 12, 4

    B)            \[\frac{1}{4},\frac{1}{3},\frac{1}{2}\]

    C)            \[\frac{3}{\sqrt{13}},\frac{1}{\sqrt{13}},\frac{2}{\sqrt{13}}\]

    D)            \[\frac{3}{13},\frac{12}{13},\frac{4}{13}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               Required direction cosines are \[\frac{3}{\sqrt{{{3}^{2}}+{{12}^{2}}+{{4}^{2}}}},\,\,\frac{12}{\sqrt{{{3}^{2}}+{{12}^{2}}+{{4}^{2}}}},\,\,\frac{4}{\sqrt{{{3}^{2}}+{{12}^{2}}+{{4}^{2}}}}\]                    i.e., \[\frac{3}{13},\frac{12}{13},\frac{4}{13}\].


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