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OpenStudy (pottersheep):

Calc Optimization help please. Find the point on the parabola 27 = x^2 that is closest to the point (-4,1). Thank you

OpenStudy (pottersheep):

SORRY it is 2y = x^2

OpenStudy (raden):

first, take a point (x, x^2/2), then determine the formula for calculating distance of 2 points : (x, x^2/2) and (-4,1) use the formula : |dw:1364142056923:dw|

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