Find the minimum volume for a region bounded by the planes x = 0, y = 0, z = 0 and a plane tangent to the ellipsoid x2 /a2 + y2/ b2 +z2/c2=1 at a point in the first octant.

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Chapter10: Analytic Geometry
Section10.1: The Rectangular Coordinate System
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Find the minimum volume for a region bounded by the planes x = 0, y = 0, z = 0 and a plane tangent to the ellipsoid

x2 /a2 + y2/ b2 +z2/c2=1

at a point in the first octant.

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