The distance of the point $({x_1}, {y_1}, {z_1})$ from the line $\frac{{x - {x_2}}}{l} = \frac{{y - {y_2}}}{m} = \frac{{z - {z_2}}}{n}$,where $l, m, n$ are the direction cosines of the line,is given by:

  • A
    $\sqrt {{{({x_1} - {x_2})}^2} + {{({y_1} - {y_2})}^2} + {{({z_1} - {z_2})}^2} - {{[l({x_1} - {x_2}) + m({y_1} - {y_2}) + n({z_1} - {z_2})]}^2}}$
  • B
    $\sqrt {{{({x_2} - {x_1})}^2} + {{({y_2} - {y_1})}^2} + {{({z_2} - {z_1})}^2}}$
  • C
    $\sqrt {({x_2} - {x_1})l + ({y_2} - {y_1})m + ({z_2} - {z_1})n}$
  • D
    None of the above

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