Example 23 - Find shortest distance of (0, c) from parabola - Examples

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Example 23 Find the shortest distance of the point (0, c) from the parabola š‘¦=š‘„2, where 0 ≤ c ≤ 5. Let (ā„Ž ,š‘˜) be any point on parabola š‘¦=š‘„2 Let D be required Distance between (ā„Ž , š‘˜) & (0 , š‘) D = √((0āˆ’ā„Ž)^2+(š‘ āˆ’š‘˜)^2 ) D = √((āˆ’ā„Ž)^2+(š‘ āˆ’š‘˜)^2 ) D = √(š’‰^šŸ+(š’„ āˆ’š’Œ)^šŸ ) Also, Since point (ā„Ž , š‘˜) is on the parabola š‘¦=š‘„2 (š’‰ , š’Œ) will satisfy the equation of parabola Putting š‘„=ā„Ž , š‘¦=š‘˜ in equation š’Œ=š’‰^šŸ Putting value of š‘˜=ā„Ž^2 D = √(ā„Ž^2+(š‘ āˆ’š‘˜)^2 ) D = √(š’Œ+(š’„āˆ’š’Œ)^šŸ ) We need to minimize D, but D has a square root Which will be difficult to differentiate Let Z = D2 Z = š‘˜+(š‘āˆ’š‘˜)^2 Since D is positive, D is minimum if D2 is minimum So, we minimize Z = D2 Differentiating Z Z =š‘˜+(š‘āˆ’š‘˜)^2 Differentiating w.r.t. k Z’ = š‘‘(š‘˜ + (š‘ āˆ’ š‘˜)^2 )/š‘‘š‘˜ Z’ = 1 + 2 (c āˆ’ k) Ɨ (c āˆ’ k)’ Z’ = 1 + 2 (c āˆ’ k) Ɨ (0 āˆ’ 1) Z’ = 1 āˆ’ 2 (c āˆ’ k) Z’ = 1 āˆ’ 2c āˆ’ 2k Putting Z’ = 0 1 āˆ’ 2c āˆ’ 2k = 0 2k = 2c āˆ’ 1 k = (šŸš’„ āˆ’ šŸ)/šŸ Now, checking sign of š’^′′ " " š‘‘š‘/š‘‘š‘˜=4š‘˜āˆ’2š‘ Differentiating again w.r.t k (š‘‘^2 š‘)/(š‘‘ā„Ž^2 ) = 4 āˆ’0 (š’…^šŸ š’)/(š’…š’‰^šŸ ) = šŸ’ Since š™^′′ > 0 for k = (2š‘ āˆ’ 1)/2 ∓ Z is minimum when k = (2š‘ āˆ’ 1)/2 Thus, D is Minimum at š’Œ=(šŸš’„ āˆ’ šŸ)/šŸ Finding Minimum value of D D = √(š‘˜+(š‘āˆ’š‘˜)^2 ) Putting š‘˜=(2š‘ āˆ’ 1)/2 D = √(((2š‘ āˆ’ 1)/2)+(š‘āˆ’((2š‘ āˆ’ 1)/2))^2 ) D = √(((2š‘ āˆ’ 1)/2)+((2š‘ āˆ’ 2š‘ āˆ’ 1)/2)^2 ) D = √(((2š‘ āˆ’ 1)/2)+((āˆ’1)/2)^2 ) D = √(((2š‘ āˆ’ 1)/2)+1/4) D = √(š‘āˆ’1/2+1/4) D = √(š‘āˆ’1/4) D = √(4š‘ āˆ’ 1)/2 Hence, shortest distance is √(šŸ’š’„ āˆ’ šŸ)/šŸ

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