Find the length of the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the line $\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} = 1$.

  • A
    $\frac{ab}{\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}}$
  • B
    $\frac{a}{\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}}$
  • C
    $\frac{b}{\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}}$
  • D
    None of these

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