15 Nov 2021
Problem 15
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Section 4.6: Optimization Problems
Chapter 4: Applications of Differentiation
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15 Nov 2021
Given information
An ellipse that is farthest away from the point .
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
According to the question,
Ellipse equation in terms of ,
Let the point on the ellipse that is farthest away from the point .
Let and are two points, the distance between these two points.
We know that, the distance between these two points is
Now, we can put the value of and in above formula, we get: