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Linear function and minimum perimeter of a triangle

If the points A (1; 3), B (4; 9) belong to the graph of the function f: R → R, f (x) = 2x + 1, find the coordinates of a point P on the x-axis so that the perimeter of the triangle APB is minimal.
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