Find the combination that gives the minimum sum of squares

tandemuse

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  1. 2019
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  2. MacOS
I have a number of vectors A,B,C,...etc as a pair of numbers such as below:
x​
y​
1​
A​
2​
4​
2​
B​
5​
6​
3​
C​
3​
9​

I want to list or at least find the combination that produces the minimum x^2 + y^2, by taking combinations by 2 or 3 vectors. I've tried solver unsuccessfully.....

Thank you.
 

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* Important clarification: for example a combination by 2, AB gives the sum A+B so we have (A+B)=(7,10) of which 7^2+10^2 is a possible sum of squares
 
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