Problem 61037. The MATLAB Treasure Hunt – Locate the Hidden Treasure in the Chamber of Coordinates

Inside the Chamber of Coordinates, glowing runes show several coordinate points on a 2D grid.
The treasure lies closest to the origin (0,0).
Given two numeric vectors x and y representing the coordinates of points, return the index of the point nearest to the origin.
If multiple points are equally close, return the smallest index.
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Last Solution submitted on Oct 25, 2025

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