Solve the Problem $P = ( x , y )$ Be a Point on the Graph Of

question 110

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Let $P = ( x , y )$ be a point on the graph of $y = \sqrt { x }$ . Express the distance $d$ from $P$ to the point $( 1,0 )$ as a function of $x$

• A) \(d ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - x + 1\)
• B) \(d ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } + 2 x + 2\)
• C) \(\mathrm { d } ( \mathrm { x } ) = \sqrt { \mathrm { x } ^ { 2 } + 2 \mathrm { x } + 2 }\)
• D) \(d ( x ) = \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } - x + 1 }\)

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