Let a tangent to the Curve $9 x^2+16 y^2=144$ intersect the coordinate axes at the points $A$ and $B$. Then, the minimum length of the line segment $A B$ is $.........$

  • [JEE MAIN 2023]
  • A

    $5$

  • B

    $6$

  • C

    $7$

  • D

    $8$

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