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Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios — Maths STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMathsDirection Cosines and Direction Ratios2 Marks
Question
What are the direction cosines of Z-axis?
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Answer

The z-axis makes angles 90°, 90° and 0° with x, y and z axes, respectively.
Therefore, the direction cosines of x-axis are cos 90°, cos 90°, cos 0°, i.e. 0, 0, 1.

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