Find the point P on the curve y = x 2 that is closet to the point
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Find the point P on the curve y = x2 that is closet to the point (18, 0). What is the least distance between P and (18, 0)?
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The distance between x x 2 and 18 0 is dx x 2 0 2 x 18 2 Instead of working with the distance we ...View the full answer
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Calculus Early Transcendentals
ISBN: 978-0321947345
2nd edition
Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett
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