# arrow_back Show that two nonzero vectors $\mathbf{v}_{1}$ and $\mathbf{v}_{2}$ in $R^{3}$ are orthogonal if and only if their direction cosines satisfy

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Show that two nonzero vectors $\mathbf{v}_{1}$ and $\mathbf{v}_{2}$ in $R^{3}$ are orthogonal if and only if their direction cosines satisfy $$\cos \alpha_{1} \cos \alpha_{2}+\cos \beta_{1} \cos \beta_{2}+\cos \gamma_{1} \cos \gamma_{2}=0$$

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