Choose the correct option. Let S be the set of points whose abscissas and ordinates are natural numbers . Let P∈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- (a)1        (b)3    (c)5    (d)11.

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Let S be the set of points whose abscissas and ordinates are natural numbers . Let P∈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-

(a)1        (b)3    (c)5    (d)11.

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