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The direction cosines of a line that makes equal angles with the three axes in the space are

A

`pm1/sqrt3,pm1/3,pm1/3`

B

`pm1/sqrt3,pm1/sqrt3,pm1/sqrt3`

C

`pm6/7,pm2/7,pm3/7`

D

`pmsqrt(1/7), pmsqrt(3/14),pmsqrt(1/14)`

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