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A person standing at the junction (crossing) of two straight paths represented by the equations `2x-3y+4=0 and 3x + 4y-5=0` wants to reach the path whose equation is `6x-7y+8=0` in the least time. Find equation of the path that he should follow.

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`119 x + 102y = 125`
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