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What is the smallest distance between the origin and a point on the graph of (y=1/√2left(x²-3right))?

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Final answer:

To find the smallest distance between the origin and the curve y = 1/√2(x² - 3), one would usually use calculus, but the question lacks sufficient information to complete the task.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks for the smallest distance between the origin and a point on the graph of the equation y = 1/√2(x² - 3). To find this distance, one must consider all points on the curve and determine the point where the distance to the origin (0,0) is minimized. This typically involves calculus, specifically finding the derivative of the distance formula with respect to x, setting it equal to zero, and solving for the point that yields the minimum distance. However, in this situation, we don't have enough information to proceed with the calculus approach.

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