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Optimization & Lagrange Multipliers · Hard problem

A particle must stay on the line where the planes x+y+z=6x+y+z=6 and x−y+z=0x-y+z=0 intersect. Find the minimum possible value of x2+y2+z2x^2+y^2+z^2 for a point on this line (the squared distance from the origin to the line).