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-- Mathematics - Section B1
Three-dimensional Geometry
the lines with direction cosines 1/11, 3/11, 4/11 and 4/11, -5/11, -1/11 are- |
Perpendicular Non-perpendicular May or may not be perpendicular None of these |
Non-perpendicular |
The lines with direction cosines l1, m1, n1 and l2, m2,n2 are perpendicular to each other if l1.l2+ m1.m2+ n1.n2 = 0 We have the lines with direction cosines 1/11, 3/11, 4/11 and 4/11, -5/11, -1/11 so l1.l2+ m1.m2+ n1.n2 = (1/11).(4/11) + (3/11).(-5/11) + (4/11).(-1/11) ⇒ l1.l2+ m1.m2+ n1.n2 = (4/121) -(15/121) - (4/121) ⇒ l1.l2+ m1.m2+ n1.n2 = -15/121 ≠ 0 Therefore the line are non-perpendicular.
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