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To find the minimum distance of semicircle.

Answer to Problem 42E
The minimum distance is
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Given equation
Calculation:
The equation of the semicircle is given by
Distance of the point
Square of the distance is ,
For any function
Critical points and end points
Critical points occur at
Consider
Here
For
Thus, the minimum distance is
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