Question

the smallest distance between the origin and a point on the graph of y=1/2x^2-9 can be expressed by a. find a^2.

Answer 1

is the graph
\[\frac{1}{2}x^2-9\]?

Answer 2

guess i'll never know

Answer 3

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Answer 4

You can use distance formula