1. Find Direction cosines of a vector
`A=(4,3)`Solution:Here `vec A=(4,3)`
1. Calculate the magnitude(length) of vector `vec A`
`|vec A|`
`=sqrt(A_1^2 + A_2^2)`
`=sqrt(4^2 + 3^2)`
`=sqrt(16 + 9)`
`=sqrt(25)`
`=5`
2. Calculate the direction cosines of vector `vec A`
`cos alpha=(A_1)/(|vec A|)=4/5`
`cos beta=(A_2)/(|vec A|)=3/5`
2. Find Direction cosines of a vector
`A=(2,2,1)`Solution:Here `vec A=(2,2,1)`
1. Calculate the magnitude(length) of vector `vec A`
`|vec A|`
`=sqrt(A_1^2 + A_2^2 + A_3^2)`
`=sqrt(2^2 + 2^2 + 1^2)`
`=sqrt(4 + 4 + 1)`
`=sqrt(9)`
`=3`
2. Calculate the direction cosines of vector `vec A`
`cos alpha=(A_1)/(|vec A|)=2/3`
`cos beta=(A_2)/(|vec A|)=2/3`
`cos gamma=(A_3)/(|vec A|)=1/3`
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