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The projections of a line on the co-ordinate axes are 4,6,12. The direction cosines of the line are

A

`(2)/(7),(3)/(7),(6)/(7)`

B

`2,3,6`

C

`(2)/(11),(3)/(11),(6)/(11)`

D

`(2)/(5),(3)/(5),(6)/(5)`

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