Two angles are supplementary. The measure of the larger angle is 36 more than the measure of the smaller angle. Find their measu
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One way to do it is with calculus. The distance between any point 
on the line to the origin is given by
Now, both
and 
attain their respective extrema at the same critical points, so we can work with the latter and apply the derivative test to that.
Solving for
, you find a critical point of 
.
Next, check the concavity of the squared distance to verify that a minimum occurs at this value. If the second derivative is positive, then the critical point is the site of a minimum.
You have
so indeed, a minimum occurs at.
The minimum distance is then
Now, both
Solving for
Next, check the concavity of the squared distance to verify that a minimum occurs at this value. If the second derivative is positive, then the critical point is the site of a minimum.
You have
so indeed, a minimum occurs at
The minimum distance is then
The answer is going to be 2*sqrt(5). You have to split it into perfect squares for it to be simplified... so in this case, I had sqrt(4*5) because sqrt(4) can be simplified... so your answer would be sqrt(4)*sqrt(5) or 2sqrt(5)
