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| PAGE: 106 | SET: Exercises | PROBLEM: 1 |

Let
be a point on the
.
(a) Express the distance
from
to origin as a function of
.

Substitute
in
.


.
(b) What is
if
.
Substitute
in
.


.
(c) What is
if
.
Substitute
in
.


.
(d) Graph the function
.
Graph of
:
(e) Find values of
is
smallest
Plot the local minimum points on the graph of
.
Observe the graph:
The local minimu points are
.
is smallest when
or
.
(a)
.
(b)
.
(c)
.
(d) Graph of
:
(e)
is smallest when
or
.

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