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The shortest distance between the point `((3)/(2),0)` and the curve `y=sqrt(x),(x gt 0)`, is

A

`(sqrt5)/(2)`

B

`(5)/(4)`

C

`(3)/(2)`

D

`(sqrt3)/(2)`

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