Using Lagrange multipliers, find three positive numbers whose sum is 6 and such that the sum of their squares is as small as possible. Enter the sum of the squares.
Using Lagrange multipliers, find three positive numbers whose sum is 6 and such that the sum of their squares is as small as possible. Enter the sum of the squares.
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
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Author:Swokowski
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Chapter9: Systems Of Equations And Inequalities
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 21RE
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Using Lagrange multipliers, find three positive numbers whose sum is 6 and such that the sum of their squares is as small as possible.
Enter the sum of the squares.
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