Angle between two lines - Direction ratios or cosines
Angle between two lines - Direction ratios or cosines
Last updated at August 10, 2026 by Teachoo
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Misc 1 Find the angle between the lines whose direction ratios are a, b, c and b โ c, c โ a, a โ b. Angle between the lines with direction ratios a1, b1, c1 and a2, b2, c2 is given by cos ฮธ = |(๐_๐ ๐_๐ + ๐_๐ ๐_๐ + ๐_๐ ๐_๐)/(โ(๐_๐^๐ + ๐_๐^๐ + ๐_๐^๐ ) โ(๐_๐^๐ + ๐_๐^๐ + ๐_๐^๐ ))| Given, ๐1 = ๐, ๐1 = ๐, c1 = c and ๐2 = ๐ โ ๐, ๐2 = ๐ โ ๐, c2 = a โ b So, cos ฮธ = |(๐(๐ โ ๐) + ๐(๐ โ ๐) + ๐(๐ โ ๐))/(โ(๐^2 + ๐^2 + ๐^2 ) โ((๐ โ ๐)2 + (๐ถ โ ๐)2 + (๐ โ ๐)2))| = |(๐๐ โ ๐๐ + ๐๐ โ ๐๐ + ๐๐ โ ๐๐)/(โ(๐^2 + ๐^2 + ๐^2 ) โ(๐^2 + ๐2 โ 2๐๐ + ๐^2 + ๐^2 โ 2๐๐ + ๐^2 + ๐^2 โ 2๐๐ ))| = |๐/(โ(๐^2 + ๐^2 + ๐^2 ) โ(๐^2 + ๐2 โ 2๐๐ + ๐^2 + ๐^2 โ 2๐๐ + ๐^2 + ๐^2 โ 2๐๐ ))| = 0 Since cos ฮธ = 0 So, ฮธ = 90ยฐ Therefore, angle between the given pair of lines is 90ยฐ