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If p is the length of the perpendicular from the origin to the line `(x)/(a) + (y)/(b) = 1, "then prove that " (1)/(p^(2)) = (1)/(a^(2)) + (1)/(b^(2))`

A

`x^(2)+y^(2)=(c^(2))/(2)`

B

`x^(2)+y^(2)=c^(2)`

C

`x^(2)+y^(2)=2c`

D

None of these

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