The line of greatest slope on an inclined plane is the line in the plane which is…

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The line of greatest slope on an inclined plane P1P_1 is the line in the plane P1P_1 which is perpendicular to the line of intersection of the plane P1P_1 and a horizontal plane P2P_2. Assuming the plane 4x−3y+7z=04x - 3y + 7z = 0 to be horizontal, the direction cosines of the line of greatest slope in the plane 2x+y−5z=02x + y - 5z = 0 are (1) 311,−111,111\frac{3}{\sqrt{11}}, \frac{-1}{\sqrt{11}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{11}} (2) 311,111,−111\frac{3}{\sqrt{11}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{11}}, \frac{-1}{\sqrt{11}} (3) −311,111,111\frac{-3}{\sqrt{11}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{11}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{11}} (4) None of these

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