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If the direction cosines of a line are `1/c,1/c,1/c` rthen (A) `c.0` (B) `0ltclt1` (C) `c=+-sqrt(3)` (D) `cgt2`

A

`0ltclt1`

B

`cgt2`

C

`cgt0`

D

`c=+-sqrt(3)`

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If `1/c,1/c,1/c` are the direction cosines of a line, then
`1/(c^(2))+1/(c^(2))+1/(c^(2))=1impliesc=+-sqrt(3)`
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