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nataly862011 [7]
3 years ago
15

Find three real numbers​ x, y, and z whose sum is 6 and the sum of whose squares is as small as possible. g

Mathematics
1 answer:
mart [117]3 years ago
8 0
We're minimizing x^2+y^2+z^2 subject to x+y+z=6. Using Lagrange multipliers, we have the Lagrangian

L(x,y,z,\lambda)=x^2+y^2+z^2+\lambda(x+y+z-6)

with partial derivatives

\begin{cases}L_x=2x+\lambda\\L_y=2y+\lambda\\L_z=2z+\lambda\\L_\lambda=x+y+z-6\end{cases}

Set each partial derivative equal to 0:

\begin{cases}2x+\lambda=0\\2y+\lambda=0\\2z+\lambda=0\\x+y+z=6\end{cases}

Subtracting the second equation from the first, we find

2x-2y=0\implies x=y

Similarly, we can determine that x=z and y=z by taking any two of the first three equations. So if x=y=z determines a critical point, then

x+y+z=3x=6\implies x=y=z=2

So the smallest value for the sum of squares is 2^2+2^2+2^2=12 when (x,y,z)=(2,2,2).
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