Let be a point on the .
(a) Express the distance from to origin as a function of .
Substitute in .
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(b) What is if .
Substitute in .
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(c) What is if .
Substitute in .
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(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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