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Optimization & Lagrange Multipliers · Superchallenge problem

A right triangle has legs 33 and 44 and hypotenuse 55. For a point PP inside it, let d1d_1, d2d_2, d3d_3 be the distances from PP to the three sides. Find the minimum possible value of d12+d22+d32d_1^2 + d_2^2 + d_3^2.