Let $\bar{a}, \bar{b}, \bar{c}$ be three vectors such that $|\bar{a}|=1, |\bar{c}|=1, |\bar{b}|=4$,and $|\bar{b} \times \bar{c}|=\sqrt{15}$. If $\lambda \bar{a}=\bar{b}-2 \bar{c}$,then the value of $\lambda$ is

  • A
    $\pm 1$
  • B
    $\pm 2$
  • C
    $\pm 3$
  • D
    $\pm 4$

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