Use the method of Lagrange multipliers to minimize the function subject to the given constraint. (Round your answers to three decimal places.) Minimize the function  f(x, y) = x2 + 8y2  subject to the constraint  x + y − 1 = 0.

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Use the method of Lagrange multipliers to minimize the function subject to the given constraint. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
Minimize the function 
f(x, y) = x2 + 8y2
 subject to the constraint 
x + y − 1 = 0.
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