CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2009

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    If the direction cosines of a line are\[\left( \frac{1}{c},\frac{1}{c},\frac{1}{c} \right),\]then

    A)  \[0<c<1\]                           

    B)  \[c>2\]

    C)  \[c=\pm \sqrt{2}\]       

    D)        \[c=\pm \sqrt{3}\]

    E)  \[c=\pm 3\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Since, DCs of a line are\[\left( \frac{1}{c},\frac{1}{c},\frac{1}{c} \right)\]. \[\therefore \]  \[{{\left( \frac{1}{c} \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( \frac{1}{c} \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( \frac{1}{c} \right)}^{2}}=1\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{c}^{2}}=3\Rightarrow c=\pm \sqrt{3}\]


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