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If a line makes an angle of `pi/4` with the positive direction of each of x-axis and y-axis, then the angel that the line makes with the positive direction of the z-axis is a. `pi/3` b. `pi/4` c. `pi/2` d. `pi/6`

A

`(pi)/(3)`

B

`(pi)/(4)`

C

`(pi)/(2)`

D

`(pi)/(6)`

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Here `l=cos""(pi)/(4),m=cos""(pi)/(4)`
Let the line make an angle `gamma` with the z-axis. Then `l^(2)+m^(2)+n^(2)=1`
or `cos^(2)""(pi)/(4)+cos^(2)""(pi)/(4)+cos^(2)gamma=1`
or `(1)/(2)+(1)/(2)+cos^(2)gamma=1`
or `2cos^(2)gamma=0orcosgamma=0orgamma=(pi)/(2)`
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