The region consisting of all points in three-dimensional space within 3 units of line segment AB has volume 216π. What is the length AB?<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>6<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>12<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>18<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>20<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>24