Solve the problem.How close does the curve y = 
come to the point 
? (Hint: If you minimize the square of the distance, you can avoid square roots.)
A. The distance is minimized when x = - 
; the minimum distance is 
units.
B. The distance is minimized when x = 7; the minimum distance is 4 units.
C. The distance is minimized when x = 
; the minimum distance is 
units.
D. The distance is minimized when x = 3; the minimum distance is 4 units.
Answer: C
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Provide an appropriate response.Derive the identity sec-1(-x) = ? - sec-1 x by combining the following two equations:cos-1(-x) = ? - cos-1 xsec-1 x = cos-1(1/x)
What will be an ideal response?
In Cartesian space, the direction of the line 
is represented by the vector 
or any nonzero multiple of this vector.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
If ?XWZ ? ?ZYX and ?XWZ + ?WZY = 180°, then WXYZ is a ________________ .
What will be an ideal response?
Your latest CD - ROM drive is expected to sell between
?
and 
?
units if priced at p. You plan to set the price between $200 and $400. What are the maximum and minimum possible revenues you can make? What is the average of all the possible revenues you can make?
?
A. $36,800,000,000, $8,000,000,000, $140,166,667
B. $38,000,000, $16,000,000, $34,500,000
C. $36,800,000,000, $8,000,000,000, $73,500,000
D. $45,960,000, $79,840,000, $3,120,000
E. $92,000,000, $40,000,000, $774,000,000,000,000