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Thus, the direction cosines of the line, which is equally inclined to the coordinate axes, are
Hence, direction cosine of line are -9/11, 6/11 -2/11.
Question
4.Show that the points (2, 3, 4), (−1, −2, 1), (5, 8, 7) are collinear.
Solution :
The given points are A (2, 3, 4), B(−1, −2, 1) and C (5, 8, 7)
It is known that the direction ratios of line joining the points, (
x
1
,
y
1
,
z
1
) and (
x
2
,
y
2
,
z
2
), are given by,
x
2
−
x
1
,
y
2
−
y
1
, and
z
2
−
z
1
.
The direction ratios of AB are (−1 − 2), (−2 − 3), and (1 − 4) i.e., −3, −5, and −3.
The direction ratios of BC are (5 − (− 1)), (8 − (− 2)), and (7 − 1) i.e., 6, 10, and 6.
It can be seen that the direction ratios of BC are −2 times that of AB i.e., they are proportional.
Therefore, AB is parallel to BC. Since point B is common to both AB and BC, points A, B, and C are collinear.
Question
5.Find the direction cosines of the sides of the triangle whose vertices are (3, 5, − 4), (− 1, 1, 2) and (− 5, − 5, − 2)
Solution :
The vertices of ΔABC are A (3, 5, −4), B (−1, 1, 2), and C (−5, −5, −2).
The direction ratios of side AB are (−1 − 3), (1 − 5), and (2 − (−4)) i.e., −4, −4, and 6.
Therefore, the direction cosines of AB are
The direction ratios of BC are (−5 − (−1)), (−5 − 1), and (−2 − 2) i.e., −4, −6, and −4.
Therefore, the direction cosines of BC are
The direction ratios of CA are 3−(−5), 5−(−5) and −4−(−2) i.e. 8, 10 and -2.
Therefore the direction cosines of CA are
