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Optimization & Lagrange Multipliers · Superchallenge problem

A plane tangent to the ellipsoid x2+y24+z29=1x^2 + \dfrac{y^2}{4} + \dfrac{z^2}{9} = 1 at a point with x,y,z>0x, y, z > 0 cuts a tetrahedron off the first octant. Find the smallest possible volume of this tetrahedron.