Use Lagrange multipliers to find the minimum distance from the curve or surface to the indicated point.  Surface Plane: x + y + z = 1 Point: (8, 1, 1)

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Use Lagrange multipliers to find the minimum distance from the curve or surface to the indicated point.

 Surface Plane:
x + y + z = 1
Point:
(8, 1, 1)
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