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If `alpha,beta,gamma` be the angles which a line makes with the coordinates axes, then

A

`cos(2alpha)+cos(2beta)+cos(2gamma)-1=0`

B

`cos(2alpha)+cos(2beta)+cos(2gamma)-2=0`

C

`cos(2alpha)+cos(2beta)+cos(2gamma)+1=0`

D

`cos(2alpha)+cos(2beta)+cos(2gamma)+2=0`

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