The direction cosines of the line formed by the intersection of the planes $x - y + 2z = 5$ and $3x + y + z = 6$ are:

  • A
    $\frac{-3}{5\sqrt{2}}, \frac{5}{5\sqrt{2}}, \frac{4}{5\sqrt{2}}$
  • B
    $\frac{3}{5\sqrt{2}}, \frac{-5}{5\sqrt{2}}, \frac{4}{5\sqrt{2}}$
  • C
    $\frac{3}{5\sqrt{2}}, \frac{5}{5\sqrt{2}}, \frac{4}{5\sqrt{2}}$
  • D
    $\frac{3}{5\sqrt{2}}, \frac{5}{5\sqrt{2}}, \frac{-4}{5\sqrt{2}}$

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