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The direction cosines of two lines are connected by relation `l+m+n=0` and 4l is the harmonic mean between m and n.
Then,

A

`(l_(1)/l_(2))+m_(1)/m_(2)+n_(1)/n_(2)=-3//2`

B

`l_(1)l_(2)+m_(1)m_(2)+n_(1)n_(2)=-1/2`

C

`l_(1)m_(1)n_(1)+l_(2)m_(2)n_(2)=-sqrt(6)//9`

D

`(l_(1)+l_(2))(m_(1)+m_(2))(n_(1)+n_(2))=sqrt(6)/18`

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To solve the problem, we need to find the direction cosines of two lines given the conditions \( l + m + n = 0 \) and \( 4l \) is the harmonic mean of \( m \) and \( n \). ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding the Harmonic Mean**: The harmonic mean \( H \) of two numbers \( m \) and \( n \) is given by: \[ H = \frac{2mn}{m+n} \] According to the problem, we have: \[ 4l = H \implies 4l = \frac{2mn}{m+n} \] 2. **Cross Multiplying**: We can cross-multiply to eliminate the fraction: \[ 4l(m + n) = 2mn \] Simplifying gives: \[ 4lm + 4ln = 2mn \] 3. **Substituting \( n \)**: From the relation \( l + m + n = 0 \), we can express \( n \) in terms of \( l \) and \( m \): \[ n = -l - m \] Substitute this into the equation: \[ 4lm + 4l(-l - m) = 2m(-l - m) \] Simplifying this: \[ 4lm - 4l^2 - 4lm = -2ml - 2m^2 \] This reduces to: \[ -4l^2 = -2ml - 2m^2 \] or: \[ 4l^2 = 2ml + 2m^2 \] 4. **Dividing by 2**: Dividing the entire equation by 2: \[ 2l^2 = ml + m^2 \] Rearranging gives: \[ 2l^2 - ml - m^2 = 0 \] 5. **Using the Quadratic Formula**: This is a quadratic equation in \( l \). We can use the quadratic formula \( l = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} \): Here, \( a = 2 \), \( b = -m \), and \( c = -m^2 \): \[ l = \frac{m \pm \sqrt{(-m)^2 - 4 \cdot 2 \cdot (-m^2)}}{2 \cdot 2} \] Simplifying: \[ l = \frac{m \pm \sqrt{m^2 + 8m^2}}{4} = \frac{m \pm 3m}{4} \] 6. **Finding Values of \( l \)**: This gives us two possible values for \( l \): \[ l = \frac{4m}{4} = m \quad \text{(1)} \] \[ l = \frac{-2m}{4} = -\frac{m}{2} \quad \text{(2)} \] 7. **Finding Corresponding \( m \) and \( n \)**: For case (1): \[ l = m \implies n = -l - m = -2m \] For case (2): \[ l = -\frac{m}{2} \implies n = -l - m = \frac{m}{2} - m = -\frac{m}{2} \] 8. **Finding Direction Cosines**: Now we can find the direction cosines for both cases: - For case (1): \( (l, m, n) = (m, m, -2m) \) - For case (2): \( (l, m, n) = \left(-\frac{m}{2}, m, -\frac{m}{2}\right) \) 9. **Normalizing Direction Cosines**: Normalize these direction cosines to ensure they satisfy \( l^2 + m^2 + n^2 = 1 \).

To solve the problem, we need to find the direction cosines of two lines given the conditions \( l + m + n = 0 \) and \( 4l \) is the harmonic mean of \( m \) and \( n \). ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding the Harmonic Mean**: The harmonic mean \( H \) of two numbers \( m \) and \( n \) is given by: \[ H = \frac{2mn}{m+n} ...
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