Given l+3m+5n=0 and 5lm−2mn+6nl=0 From eq. (1) we have l=−3m−5n Put the value of l in eq. (2), we get; 5(−3m−5n)m−2mn+6n(−3m−5n)=0⇒15m2+45mn+30n2=0⇒m2+3mn+2n2=0⇒m2+2mn+mn+2n2=0⇒(m+n)(m+2n)=0∴m=−n or m=−2n For m=−n,l=−2n And for m=−2n,l=n ∴(l,m,n)=(−2n,−n,n) Or (l,m,n)=(n,−2n,n)⇒(l,m,n)=(−2,−1,1) Or (l,m,n)=(1,−2,1) Therefore, angle between the lines is given as: cos(θ)=6⋅6(−2)(1)+(−1)⋅(−2)+(1)(1)⇒cos(θ)=61⇒θ=cos−1(61)
An angle between the lines whose direction cosines are given by the equations, l+3 m+5 n= 0 and 5 l m-2 m n+6 n l=0, is
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An angle between the lines whose direction cosines are given by the equations, l+3m+5n= 0 and 5lm−2mn+6nl=0, is
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cos−1(81)
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cos−1(61)
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cos−1(31)
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cos−1(41)
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