If the volume of a parallelepiped whose coterminous edges are represented by the vectors $-12i + \alpha k$,$3j - k$,and $2i + j - 15k$ is $546$,find the value of $\alpha$.

  • A
    $3$
  • B
    $2$
  • C
    $-3$
  • D
    $-2$

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