Consider a line , then which of the following statements are correct?
(A) it passes through point (9, -4, 12)
(B) it passes through point (1, 4, -1)
(C) its direction cosine's are
(D) its Cartesian equation is
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Consider a line , then which of the following statements are correct?
(A) it passes through point (9, -4, 12)
(B) it passes through point (1, 4, -1)
(C) its direction cosine's are
(D) its Cartesian equation is
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Given line:
The line can be written as:
Point on line:
Direction vector:
For point :
From x-coordinate:
From y-coordinate:
From z-coordinate:
All three coordinates give .
Statement (A) is correct.
For point :
From x-coordinate:
From y-coordinate:
From z-coordinate:
Different values of are obtained.
Statement (B) is incorrect.
Direction vector:
Magnitude:
Direction cosines:
Statement (C) is correct.
For a line through point with direction vector :
Using point and direction :
Statement (D) is correct.
Correct statements: (A), (C), and (D)
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