Let $d$ be the distance between the foot of perpendiculars of the points $P(1, 2, -1)$ and $Q(2, -1, 3)$ on the plane $-x + y + z = 1$. Then $d^{2}$ is equal to

  • A
    $16$
  • B
    $36$
  • C
    $26$
  • D
    $46$

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