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Published on: August 11, 2026
Let 
, where 
, 
and 
. Then, min 
is equal to [JEE (Adv) 2013]
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Clearly,
Thus, 
represents distance of any point in the region represented by 
from the point 
. So, 
is minimum when 
is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from 
on the line 
.
Hence, the minimum value of 
is equal to the length of perpendicular drawn from 
on the line 
and is given by
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