What is the smallest distance between the origin and a point on the graph of \(y=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left(x^2-8\right)\)
By quadratic optimization, the smallest distance between the origin and the graph is $\boxed{2 \sqrt{2}}$.
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This graph should help
The smallest distance occurs at x = 0. You should now be able to determine the distance.
