AP EAMCET202125 Aug 2021Evening ShiftMathematicsThree Dimensional GeometryActual
If the lengths of projections of a line of length l over the coordinate axes are l₁, l₂ and l₃ respectively, then l₁^2+l₂^2+l₃^2 is equal to
Options
- A2 l^2
- B3 l^2
- Cl^2
- D5 l^2
Correct answer
C. l^2
Step-by-step solution
It d be the length of line, then projection on X-axis = dl, projection on Y-axis = dm and projection on Z-axis = dn aligned & Given, d=l and d l=l₁ & array l d m=l₂ and d n=l₃ array aligned aligned & Now, (d l)^2+(d m)^2+(d n)^2=l₁^2+l₂^2+l₃^2 & d^2 (l^2+m^2+n^2 )=l₁^2+l₂^2+l₃^2 l^2+m^2+n^2=1 & l^2 l=l₁^2+l₂^2+l₃^2 l₁^2+l₂^2+l₃^2=l^2 aligned