Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 13 - Partial Derivatives - 13.9 Lagrange Multipliers - Exercises Set 13.9 - Page 996: 20

Answer

$Q(1,-1,1)$ is the closest point to $P$.

Work Step by Step

We find: \[ (x-1)^{2}+(y+1)^{2}+(z-1)^{2}=f(x, y, z) \] To find the minimum, we use Lagrange Multipliers: \[ \begin{aligned} \nabla f &=\lambda \nabla g \Rightarrow 2(x-1) \mathbf{i}+2(y+2) \mathbf{j}+2(z-1) \mathbf{k}=\lambda(4 \mathbf{i}+3 \mathbf{j}+\mathbf{k}) \\ & \Rightarrow \lambda=\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{2}{3}(y+1)=2(z-1) \\ & \Rightarrow x=\frac{4}{3}(y+1)+1 \quad z=\frac{1}{3}(y+1)+1 \end{aligned} \] So: \[ \begin{aligned} 4 x+3 y+z &=2 \Rightarrow 4\left(\frac{4}{3}(y+1)+1\right)+3 y+\frac{1}{3}(y+1)+1=2 \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{16}{3} y+3 y+\frac{1}{3} y=2-4-\frac{16}{3}-\frac{1}{3}-1 \\ y &=-1 \\ \text { since } y=-1, \quad & x=\frac{4}{3}(-1+1)+1=1 \\ &=\frac{1}{3}(-1+1)+1=1 \end{aligned} \] $Q(1,-1,1)$ is the closest point to $P$. Note that the given point is on the given plane, so the distance is $0=d$.
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