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A line makes angles `alpha,""""beta,""""gamma` and `delta` with the diagonals of a cube, prove that `cos^2alpha+cos^2beta+cos^2gamma+cos^2delta=4/3`

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`phi=theta=tan^(-1)((sqrt(5))/(3))`
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