The direction cosines of two lines satisfy the equations, l+m+n=0 m=−(l+n) …… (1) And, 2lm+2‌ln−mn=0…… (2) The above expression is expressed as, 2ln+m(2l−n)=0 From equation (1), 2ln−(l+n)(2l−n)=0 (l−n)(2l+n)=0 l=n and l=−
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…… (3) Substitute the value in equation (1), then