If the direction cosines of a straight line are $\left(\frac{1}{c}, \frac{1}{c}, \frac{1}{c}\right)$,then $c$ is equal to

  • A
    $\pm \sqrt{2}$
  • B
    $\pm \sqrt{3}$
  • C
    $\pm 2$
  • D
    $\pm 3$

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