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If a line makes angles $45^\circ$ and $60^\circ$ with the positive $x$ and $y$ axes respectively, then the acute angle it makes with the $z$-axis is:
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Remember that the sum of squares of direction cosines is always 1. This is one of the most fundamental relations in 3D geometry!
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$60^\circ$
$30^\circ$
$45^\circ$
$90^\circ$
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