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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

A

`3,12,4`

B

`(1)/(4),(1)/(3),(1)/(2)`

C

`(3)/(sqrt(13)),(1)/(sqrt(13)),(2)/(sqrt(13))`

D

`(3)/(13),(12)/(13),(4)/(13)`

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