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5 2 Nearest point What point of the graph of f(x) = 2 x is
Chapter 4, Problem 24RE(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Nearest point What point of the graph of \(f(x)=\frac{5}{2}-x^{2}\) is closest to the origin? (Hint: You can minimize the square of the distance.)
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QUESTION:
Nearest point What point of the graph of \(f(x)=\frac{5}{2}-x^{2}\) is closest to the origin? (Hint: You can minimize the square of the distance.)
ANSWER:Solution Step 1 In this problem we have to find the point in the graph of2 x that is closest to the origin. To find the point we shall make use of the hint. Given f(x) = x 2 2 Let P(x, 2x )be the point of f(x) that is closest to origin. Let D be the square of distance from origin to P. That is D = x + ( x ) 22 25 5 = x + 42( )2x )+x 4 2 25 2 4 = x + 4 5x +x = x 4x +2 25 4