Question What is the point on the curve $h(x) = x^2 + 9$ that is closest to the point $(-3, 9)$? Enter your answer as an order pair. Provide your answer below:
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Find the distance formula between the point (_3,9) and any point on the curve h(x) = x^2 + 9. Let's call the point on the curve (x, y). Distance formula: d = sqrt((x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2) d = sqrt((x - (-3))^2 + (y - 9)^2) Show more…
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