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Olympiad Geometry · Superchallenge problem

Let A=(0,0)A = (0, 0), B=(8,0)B = (8, 0), and P=(1,3)P = (1, 3). For a line ℓ\ell through PP, let SS be the sum of the perpendicular distances from AA and from BB to ℓ\ell. Find the largest possible value of SS.