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A line is perpendicular to two lines having direction ratios 1,−2,−21,-2,-2 and 0,2,10,2,1 then the direction cosines of the line are:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

The required direction is the cross product (1,−2,−2)×(0,2,1)=(2,−1,2)(1,-2,-2)\times(0,2,1) = (2,-1,2), whose magnitude is 33. Dividing gives direction cosines 23,−13,23\frac{2}{3}, -\frac{1}{3}, \frac{2}{3}.

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