Probem51+Anders,Paul+F.

51. Let a and b be positive numbers. Find the length of the shortest line segment that is cut off by the first quadrant and passes through the point (a,b).

worst problem ever absolutely no way i am posting it on the wiki by typing it up, tomorrow i'm going to have to scan it at school cause i dont own a scanner.

Anders we talked about this in class!! Remember!

Paul:



This is as far as I got before I got completely stuck. In other words, I have no idea how to continue this problem, let alone finish it. Sorry.