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If `(1)/(sqrt(2)),(1)/(2)`, n are the direction consines of a line, then n =

A

`(-1)/(2)`

B

`(1)/(2)`

C

`pm (1)/(2)`

D

`pm (1)/(sqrt(2))`

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