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
.