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A line segment has length 63 and direction ratios are 3, –2 & 6. The component of line vector are -
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(b, d)
Let the components of line segment on axes are x, y, z
So x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 63 2 … (1)
Now 
= 
= 
= k
(3k) 2 + (–2k) 2 + (6k) 2 = 63 2 k = ± 
= ± 9
∴ components are (27, –18, 54) or (–27, 18, –54)
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