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TS EAMCET · Maths · Three Dimensional Geometry

The direction cosines of two lines are connected by the relation \(l-m+n=0\) and \(2 l m-3 m n+n l=0\). If \(\theta\) is the angle between these two lines, then \(\cos \theta=\)

  1. A \(\frac{1}{4}\)
  2. B \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{19}}\)
  3. C \(\frac{1}{3}\)
  4. D \(\frac{1}{3 \sqrt{2}}\)
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(B) \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{19}}\)

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Given : \(l-m+n=0\) \(\Rightarrow m=l+n\) \(\qquad ....\mathrm{(i)}\) Substituting in \(2 l m-3 mn+n l=0\) \(\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow 2 l^2-3 n^2=0 \qquad ....\mathrm{(ii)} \\ & \Rightarrow l=\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}} n, l=-\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}} n \end{aligned}\) From (i),…
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