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The length of perpendicular from the origin on the line x/a + y/b = 1 is -

A

`(b)/(sqrt(a^2 + b^2) )`

B

`(a)/(sqrt(a^2 +b^2) )`

C

`(ab)/(sqrt(a^2 + b^2) )`

D

none of these

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