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If `bar(a),bar(b),bar(c)` are the position vectors of the points A,B,C respectively such that `3bar(a)+5bar(b)=8bar(c)`, the ratio in which A divides BC is

A

8:5 internally

B

8:5 externally

C

5:8 internally

D

5:8 externally.

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