Find the Point on the Graph of the Function $f ( x ) = \sqrt { x }$

question 2

Multiple Choice

Find the point on the graph of the function $f ( x ) = \sqrt { x }$ that is closest to the point $( 18,0 )$

• A) \(\left( \frac { 35 } { 2 } , \sqrt { \frac { 35 } { 2 } } \right)\)
• B) \(\left( \frac { 37 } { 2 } , \sqrt { \frac { 37 } { 2 } } \right)\)
• C) \(\left( \frac { 35 } { 2 } , \sqrt { \frac { 37 } { 2 } } \right)\)
• D) \(\left( \sqrt { \frac { 37 } { 2 } } , \frac { 35 } { 2 } \right)\)
• E) \(\left( \sqrt { \frac { 35 } { 2 } } , \frac { 35 } { 2 } \right)\)

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