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If a line makes angles `90o," "135o," "45o` with the x, y and z-axes respectively, find its direction cosines.

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NAGEEN PRAKASHAN ENGLISH-THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY -Exercise 11 A
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  12. The pair of lines whose direction cosines are given by the equations 3...

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  13. The direction cosines of two lines satisfying the conditions l + m +...

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  14. If the direction cosines of two lines are l(1), m(1), n(1) and l(2), m...

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  15. Find the angle between any two diagonals of a cube.

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  19. Find the direction cosines of a line which makes equal angles with ...

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