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What are the points on X-axis whose perpendicular distance from the straight line `x/a+y/b=1.`

A

`b/a (a pm sqrt((a^(2)+b^(2))),0)`

B

`a/b(b pm sqrt((a^(2)+b^(2))),0)`

C

` b/a (a+b,0)`

D

`a/b(apmsqrt((a^(2)+b^(2))),0)`

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