SOLUTION: A point ({{{ 3sqrt(5)}}}, d+3 ) is 3d units away from the origin. What is the smallest possible value of d?

SOLUTION: A point ({{{ 3sqrt(5)}}}, d+3 ) is 3d units away from the origin. What is the smallest possible value of d?

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Question 1068660: A point (, d+3 ) is 3d units away from the origin. What is the smallest possible value of d?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the distance formula to find the distance from the origin,

But you know that

Only a positive d makes sense in this problem,

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