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Minimization Problem: Distance from a Point to a Curve



The distance from a point to a curve is found by minimizing the distance between the point and a generic point on the curve. A further analysis to this solution can be found in this related MaplePrimes blog post by Dr. Lopez.

Note: In Maple 2018, context-sensitive menus were incorporated into the new Maple Context Panel, located on the right side of the Maple window. If you are using Maple 2018, instead of right-clicking to bring up a menu, as shown in many of these videos, you will find the operations you need in the Context Panel. Learn how the Context Panel and other improvements in Maple 2018 let you and your students do even more with less effort.
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3-8_MinimizationProblem.mw


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3-8_MinimizationProblem.zip


Dig Deeper: Related topics from Maple online help

Newton's Method Tutor
 Newton's Method
 Differentiation


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