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A straight line L with negative slope passes through the point (1, 1) and cuts the positive coordinate axes at the points A and B. If O is the origin, then the minimum value of OA + OB as L varies, is ……

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answer is 4.

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Let m be the slope of line L where m<0.

Equation of L is y1=m(x1)mx+y=1mOA=1mm,OB=1m

OA+OB= 1mm+1m=2m+1m4.           Minimum value of OA + OB is 4

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