JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Three Dimensional Geometry Question Bank Mock Test - Three Dimensional Geometry

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    If a line makes an angle of \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]with the positive direction of each of x-axis and y-axis, then the angle that the line makes with the positive direction of the z-axis is

    A) \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]            

    B) \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]

    C) \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]

    D) \[\frac{\pi }{6}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] Here \[l=\cos \frac{\pi }{4},m=\cos \frac{\pi }{4}\] Let the line make an angle \[\gamma \] with the z-axis. Then \[{{l}^{2}}+{{m}^{2}}+{{n}^{2}}=1\] Or \[{{\cos }^{2}}\frac{\pi }{4}+{{\cos }^{2}}\frac{\pi }{4}+{{\cos }^{2}}\gamma =1\] Or \[\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}+{{\cos }^{2}}\gamma =1\] Or \[2{{\cos }^{2}}\gamma =0\] or \[\cos \gamma =0\] or \[\gamma =-\]


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