If $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from a point $P(-1, 2, -1)$ to the line joining the points $A(2, -1, 1)$ and $B(1, 1, -2)$,then $\alpha + \beta + \gamma =$

  • A
    $2$
  • B
    $-\frac{1}{7}$
  • C
    $0$
  • D
    $\frac{3}{14}$

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