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Find the direction cosines of the line `(x-2)/(2)=(2y-5)/(-3),z=-1`. Also find the vector equation of the line.

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`4/5,(-3)/(5),0vecr=(2hati+5/2hatj-hatk)+lambda(2hati-3/2hatj+0hatk)`
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