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Optimization & Lagrange Multipliers · Challenge problem

Let MM and mm be the absolute maximum and absolute minimum of f(x,y)=x2+2y2−xf(x,y) = x^2 + 2y^2 - x on the closed disk x2+y2≤1x^2 + y^2 \le 1. Find M−mM - m.