The direction cosines of two lines are $\left\langle\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{1}{4},…

The direction cosines of two lines are $\left\langle\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{1}{4}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\right\rangle$ and $\left\langle\frac{-\sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{1}{4}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\right\rangle$. Then the angle between the lines is equal to
  1. $30^{\circ}$
  2. $60^{\circ}$
  3. $45^{\circ}$
  4. $90^{\circ}$

Solution

Given, Dr's are $\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{1}{4}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\right)$ and $\left(\frac{-\sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{1}{4}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\right)$ $\therefore$ Angle between lines is $ \begin{aligned} \cos \theta & =\left|l_1 l_2+m_1 m_2+n_1 n_2\right| \\ & \left|\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)+\frac{1}{4}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\right)\right| \\ \cos \theta & \left.=\frac{1}{2} \Rightarrow \frac{3}{16}|=| \frac{-3}{4}+\frac{1}{4} \right\rvert\, \end{aligned} $ Hence, option (2) is correct

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (22 Sep Shift 2)

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