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WBJEE · Maths · Straight Lines

Let \(S\) be the set of points, whose abscissae and ordinates are natural numbers. Let \(P \in S\), such that the sum of the distance of \(P\) from (8,0) and (0,12) is minimum among all elements in \(S .\) Then, the number of such points \(P\) in \(S\) is

  1. A 1
  2. B 3
  3. C 5
  4. D 11
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(B) 3

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Sum of distances of point \(P\) from point (8,0) and (0,12) will be minimum, if points are collinear. Equation of line at point (8,0) and (0,12)…