Step functions I don’t get what’s it’s trying to tell me to do not do I know where to begin
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Answer:
0.5
Step-by-step explanation:
We assume your function is
The distance formula can be used to find the distance from the point on the curve (x, f(x)) to the origin:
d^2 = (x)^2 + (f(x))^2 = x^2 + (4 -x)
Written in vertex form, this is ...
d^2 = (x -1/2) + 3.75
This has a minimum at x=1/2, so that is the x-coordinate of the point closest to the origin.