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

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    If \[\left( \frac{1}{2},\frac{1}{3},n \right)\] are the direction cosines of a line, then the value of n is [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

    A)            \[\frac{\sqrt{23}}{6}\]

    B)            \[\frac{23}{6}\]

    C)            \[\frac{2}{3}\]

    D)            \[\frac{3}{2}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               If \[\left( \frac{1}{2},\,\frac{1}{3},\,n \right)\] are the d.c?s of line then, \[{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( \frac{1}{3} \right)}^{2}}+{{n}^{2}}=1\] Þ \[{{n}^{2}}=\frac{23}{36}\] Þ \[n=\frac{\sqrt{23}}{6}\].


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