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Distance of the point `P(vecc)` from the line `vecr=veca+lamdavecb` is

A

`|(veca-vecp)+(((vecp-veca).vecb)vecb)/(|vecb|^2)|`

B

`|(vecb-vecp)+(((vecp-veca).vecb)vecb)/(|vecb|^2)|`

C

`|(veca-vecp)+(((vecp-vecb).vecb)vecb)/(|vecb|^2)|`

D

None of these

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