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If `alpha, beta and gamma` are the angles made by the vector `3bar(i)-6bar(j)+2bar(k)` with the positive directions of the coordinate axes then find `cosalpha, cosbeta and cosgamma`.

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`cosalpha=3/7, cosbeta=(-6)/7, cosgamma=2/7`
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