The length of the perpendicular drawn from the point $2 \hat{i} - \hat{j} + 5 \hat{k}$ to the line $\vec{r} = (11 \hat{i} - 2 \hat{j} - 8 \hat{k}) + \lambda(10 \hat{i} - 4 \hat{j} - 11 \hat{k})$ is

  • A
    $\sqrt{14}$ units
  • B
    $14$ units
  • C
    $237$ units
  • D
    $\sqrt{237}$ units

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