I assume there are some plus signs that aren't rendering for some reason, so that the plane should be

.
You're minimizing

subject to the constraint

. Note that

and

attain their extrema at the same values of

, so we'll be working with the squared distance to avoid working out some slightly more complicated partial derivatives later.
The Lagrangian is

Take your partial derivatives and set them equal to 0:

Adding the first three equations together yields

and plugging this into the first three equations, you find a critical point at

.
The squared distance is then

, which means the shortest distance must be

.
Answer:
The dimensions of a rectangular prism are 21 in. by 20 in. by 19 in.
To find:
The volume of the rectangular prism.
Solution:
Let the length, breadth and height are 21 in, 20 in and 19 in respectively.
Volume of the rectangular prism is



Therefore, the volume of the rectangular prism is 7980 cubic inches.
Should be the right answer ☺️
Answer:
26 1/4 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
9+4+12=25
1/2+3/4=1 1/4
25+1 1/4= 26 1/4