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The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin on the line `3x+y=lamda(lamda!=0)` is P. If the line meets x-axis at A and y-axis at B, then the ratio `BP : PA` is:

A

`9:1`

B

`1:3`

C

`3:1`

D

`1:9`

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