Godfrey Classic Prince
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Dear shamil Khan,
A line is a straight one-dimensional figure having no thickness and extending infinitely in both directions. A line is sometimes called a straight line or, more archaically, a right line , to emphasize that it has no "wiggles" anywhere along its length.
If a straight line makes angles α , β and γ with x-axis , y-axis and z- axis respectively,then cosα ,cosβ ,cosγ are called direction cosines of the straight line.
Direction cosines are generallydenoted by l , m , n.If O be origin and P is a point whose co-ordinates are ( x , y , z ),then x = lr , y = mr , z = nr , where l , m , n are direction cosines of OP.
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