Find the projection of the line segment joining the points $P(7, -5, 11)$ and $Q(-2, 8, 13)$ on a line $AB$ having direction cosines $\frac{1}{3}, \frac{2}{3}, \frac{2}{3}$.

  • A
    $3$
  • B
    $5$
  • C
    $7$
  • D
    $9$

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