Let the foot of the perpendicular from a point $P(1,2,-1)$ to the straight line $L: \frac{x}{1}=\frac{y}{0}=\frac{z}{-1}$ be $N$. Let a line be drawn from $P$ parallel to the plane $x+y+2z=0$ which meets $L$ at point $Q$. If $\alpha$ is the acute angle between the lines $PN$ and $PQ$,then $\cos \alpha$ is equal to $.....$

  • A
    $\frac{1}{2 \sqrt{3}}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}$
  • C
    $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

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