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If a line makes angles `90o," "135o," "45o` with the x, y and z-axes respectively, find its direction cosines.

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`(1)/(sqrt(2)), - (1)/(sqrt(2)),0`
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NAGEEN PRAKASHAN-THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY -Exercise 11 A
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