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What is the sum of the squares of direction cosines of the line joining the points (1, 2, -3) and (-2, 3, 1) ?

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\frac{2}{\sqrt{26}}

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Solution

The correct option is D 1
the sum of the squares of direction cosines of the line is always 1

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