The length of the perpendicular from the point $(1, -2, 5)$ to the line passing through $(1, 2, 4)$ and parallel to the line $x + y - z = 0 = x - 2y + 3z - 5$ is:

  • A
    $\sqrt{\frac{21}{2}}$
  • B
    $\sqrt{\frac{9}{2}}$
  • C
    $\sqrt{\frac{73}{2}}$
  • D
    $1$

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