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AP EAMCET · Maths · Three Dimensional Geometry

If a line makes angles \(\alpha, \beta, \gamma\) with the positive directions of \(X, Y\) and \(Z\)-axes respectively, then the value of \(\sin ^2 \alpha+\sin ^2 \beta+\sin ^2 \gamma=\)

  1. A 1
  2. B 2
  3. C 3
  4. D -1
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(B) 2

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Direction cosines will be \((\cos \alpha, \cos \beta, \cos \gamma)\) So, \(\cos ^2 \alpha+\cos ^2 \beta+\cos ^2 \gamma=1\) \(\Rightarrow \sin ^2 \alpha+\sin ^2 \beta+\sin ^2 \gamma=2\)