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Optimization & Lagrange Multipliers · Challenge problem

The planes x+y+z=1x + y + z = 1 and x−y+2z=2x - y + 2z = 2 meet in a line. Use two Lagrange multipliers to find the minimum of x2+y2+z2x^2 + y^2 + z^2 on this line.