Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios — Maths STD 12 Science — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMathsDirection Cosines and Direction Ratios2 Marks
Question
Write direction cosines of a line parallel to z-axis.
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Answer
A line parallel to z-axis, makes an angle of 90°, 90° and 0° with the x, y, and z axes, respectively. Thus, the direction cosines are given by $\text{l}=\cos90^\circ=0$ $\text{m}=\cos90^\circ=0$ $\text{n}=\cos0^\circ=1$ Therefore, direction cosines of a line parallel to the z-axis 0, 0, 1.
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