CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2004

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    A line makes acute angles of \[\alpha ,\,\beta \] and \[\gamma \] with the co-ordinate axes such that\[cos\alpha \text{ }cos\beta =\] \[cos\beta \text{ }cos\gamma =\frac{2}{9}\] and\[cos\gamma \text{ }cos\alpha =\frac{4}{9},\] then\[cos\alpha +cos\beta +cos\gamma \]is equal to:

    A)  \[\frac{25}{9}\]                               

    B)  \[\frac{5}{9}\]

    C)  \[\frac{5}{3}\]                  

    D)         \[\frac{2}{3}\]

    E)  \[\frac{3}{5}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[\because \]\[\cos \alpha \cos \beta =\cos \beta \cos \gamma =\frac{2}{9}\]and \[cos\gamma \text{ }cos\alpha =\frac{4}{9}\] Then\[\cos \alpha =\frac{2}{3}.\cos \beta =\frac{1}{3}\]and\[\cos \gamma =\frac{2}{3}\] \[\therefore \]\[\cos \alpha +\cos \beta +\cos \gamma =\frac{2}{3}+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{2}{3}=\frac{5}{3}\]


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