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The length of the perpendicular from the point (2, -1, 4) on the straight line, `(x+3)/(10)=(y-2)/(-7)=(z)/(1)` is

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less than 2

B

greater than 3 but less than 4

C

greater than 4

D

greater than 2 but less than 3

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