Direction Cosines of a Line
## Formula
For:
$$Ax+By+C=0$$
the direction cosines can be written as:
$$\frac{B}{\sqrt{A^2+B^2}},-\frac{A}{\sqrt{A^2+B^2}}$$
## Usage
- Used when the direction of a line is required in normalized form.
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Direction Cosines of a Line
Direction Cosines of a Line
## Formula
For:
$$Ax+By+C=0$$
the direction cosines can be written as:
$$\frac{B}{\sqrt{A^2+B^2}},-\frac{A}{\sqrt{A^2+B^2}}$$
## Usage
- Used when the direction of a line is required in normalized form.
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