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Find the direction cosines of that line whose direction ratios are as follows :
(i) `1,-2,2` , (ii) `2,6,3`
(iii) `3,1,-2`

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(i) `1/3,-2/3,-2/3` , (ii) `2/7,6/7,3/7` , (iii) `3/(sqrt(14)),(1)/(sqrt(14)),(-2)/(sqrt(14))`
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