JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Three Dimensional Geometry Question Bank Line

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    If direction cosines of two lines are proportional to (2, 3, ?6) and (3, ?4, 5), then the acute angle between them is                                                                                           [MP PET  2003]

    A)                                                               \[{{\cos }^{-1}}\left( \frac{49}{36} \right)\]

    B)                                                               \[{{\cos }^{-1}}\left( \frac{18\sqrt{2}}{35} \right)\]

    C)                                                               \[96{}^\circ \]

    D)                                                               \[{{\cos }^{-1}}\left( \frac{18}{35} \right)\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                     \[\cos \theta =\left| \frac{{{a}_{1}}{{a}_{2}}+{{b}_{1}}{{b}_{2}}+{{c}_{1}}{{c}_{2}}}{\sqrt{a_{1}^{2}+b_{1}^{2}+c_{1}^{2}}\sqrt{a_{2}^{2}+b_{2}^{2}+c_{2}^{2}}} \right|\]                 \[\cos \theta =\left| \frac{(2)\,(3)\,+\,(3)\,(-4)\,+(-6)\,(5)}{\sqrt{{{2}^{2}}+{{3}^{2}}+{{(-6)}^{2}}}.\,\sqrt{{{3}^{2}}+{{(-4)}^{2}}+{{(5)}^{2}}}} \right|\]                                                                       \[\cos \theta =\frac{18\sqrt{2}}{35}\] Þ \[\theta ={{\cos }^{-1}}\left( \frac{18\sqrt{2}}{35} \right)\].


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