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Optimization & Lagrange Multipliers · Superchallenge problem

At each point PP of the ellipse x29+y24=1\dfrac{x^2}{9} + \dfrac{y^2}{4} = 1 draw the normal line, the line through PP perpendicular to the ellipse. Find the largest possible distance from the centre (0,0)(0, 0) to such a normal line.