Find the minimum distance between the curves y^2 = x-1 and x^2 = y-1

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19 Feb 2010 13:14:02 IST

Subject: Find the minimum distance between the curves y^2 = x-1 and x^2 = y-1

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see, these curves intersect at (1,1).

So, min. distance is zero.

it can be checked by drawing graph also.

Himanshu Jain P.E.C. http://jainhim.blogspot.com/

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