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The co-ordinate of a point P are (3,12,4) w.r.t the origin O, then the direction cosines of OP are

A

3,12,4

B

`(1)/(4),(1)/(3),(1)/(2)`

C

`(3)/(sqrt(13)), (12)/(sqrt(13)), (4)/(sqrt(13))`

D

`(3)/(13), (12)/(13),(4)/(13)`

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