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A tangent line to y=1/x^2 intersects the x-axis at the point A and the y-axis at point B. What is the length of the shortest such line segment AB?

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter1: Equations, Inequalities, And Mathematical Modeling

Section1.1: Graphs Of Equations

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