Let $P$ be the foot of the perpendicular from the point $Q(10,-3,-1)$ on the line $\frac{x-3}{7}=\frac{y-2}{-1}=\frac{z+1}{-2}$. Then the area of the right-angled triangle $PQR$,where $R$ is the point $(3,-2,1)$,is

  • A
    $9 \sqrt{15}$
  • B
    $\sqrt{30}$
  • C
    $8 \sqrt{15}$
  • D
    $3 \sqrt{30}$

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