Q237 / 270 · NDA 2016 (Phase 2) · Mathematics
Paragraph:
Consider the parabola $y=x^2+7 x+2$ and the straight line $y=3 x-3$.
Question:
What is the shortest distance from the above point on the parabola to the line?
Question: What is the shortest distance from the above point on the parabola to the line?
- A$\frac{\sqrt{10}}{2}$
- B$\frac{\sqrt{10}}{5}$
- Correct answerC$\frac{1}{\sqrt{10}}$
- D$\frac{\sqrt{5}}{4}$
Solution
The correct answer is option (C)
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.