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The co-ordinates of a point P are (3, 12, 4) with respect to origin O, then the direction cosines of are.

A

3, 12, 4

B

14,13,12\frac { 1 } { 4 } , \frac { 1 } { 3 } , \frac { 1 } { 2 }

C

313,113,213\frac { 3 } { \sqrt { 13 } } , \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 13 } } , \frac { 2 } { \sqrt { 13 } }

D

313,1213,413\frac { 3 } { 13 } , \frac { 12 } { 13 } , \frac { 4 } { 13 }

Answer

313,1213,413\frac { 3 } { 13 } , \frac { 12 } { 13 } , \frac { 4 } { 13 }

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Solution

Required direction cosines are

332+122+42,1232+122+42,432+122+42\frac { 3 } { \sqrt { 3 ^ { 2 } + 12 ^ { 2 } + 4 ^ { 2 } } } , \frac { 12 } { \sqrt { 3 ^ { 2 } + 12 ^ { 2 } + 4 ^ { 2 } } } , \frac { 4 } { \sqrt { 3 ^ { 2 } + 12 ^ { 2 } + 4 ^ { 2 } } }

i.e., 313,1213,413\frac { 3 } { 13 } , \frac { 12 } { 13 } , \frac { 4 } { 13 } .