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If p is the length of the perpendicular from the origin to the line whose intercepts will the coordinate axes are `(1)/(3)` and `(1)/(4)` then the value of p is

A

`(3)/(4)`

B

`(1)/(12)`

C

5

D

`(1)/(5)`

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