Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Coordinate – The shortest distance
Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Coordinate
Question
The shortest distance of the point (½, 1) from the curve y = |x -1| + |x + 1| is
A) 1
B) 0
C) √2
D) √3/2
Answer
Option (A)
Solution
From CAT 2017 – Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Coordinate, we can see that,
The graph of y = |x – 1| + |x + 1| is shown above.
The shortest distance of (1/2, 1) from the graph is 1.
Option (A)
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