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Calculus: Optimization under constraints?

Find the optimal point of the function subject to the given constraint.

f(x, y) = x^2 + 9y^2 constrained by x + y - 1 = 0

List the coordinates of the optimal.

x=___?____

y=___?_____

f(x, y)=___?_____

please help me out. i really need it!

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    You should get..

    fx = 2x

    fy = 18y

    2x = λ

    18y = λ

    So x = 9y, and so...

    9y + y - 1 = 0

    10y - 1 = 0

    y = 1/10

    Therefore, x = 9/10

    So the optimal point is (9/10, 1/10, 82/100)

    Good luck!

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