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Find the direction cosines of x, y and z- axis.

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1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 and 0, 0, 1
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KUMAR PRAKASHAN-THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY-TEXTBOOK IILUSTRATIONS FOR PARCTICE WORK
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  6. Find the vector equation for the line passing through the points (-1, ...

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  7. The Cartesian equation of a line is (x+3)/(2)=(y-5)/(4)=(z+6)/(2) ...

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  8. Find the angle between the lines vecr = (3 + lambda)hati + 2(1 + l...

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  9. The angle "bet"^(n) two line ( x+3)/(3) = (y-1)/(5) = (z +3)/(4...

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  10. Find the shortest distance between the lines l1 and l2 whose vector eq...

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  11. Find the distance between the lines l1 and l2 given by vecr=hati+2hatj...

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  12. Find the vector equation of the plane which is at a distance of (6)/(s...

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  13. Find the direction cosines of the unit vector perpendicular to the pla...

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  14. Find the distance of the plane 2x – 3y + 4z - 6 = 0 from the origin.

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  17. Find the vector equations of the plane passing through the points R(2,...

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  18. Find the equation of the plane with intercepts 2, 3 and 4 on the x, y ...

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  19. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the intersection...

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  20. Show that the lines (x+3)/(-3)=(y-1)/(1)=(z-5)/(5) and (x+1)/(-1)=(y-2...

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