Consider the problem of minimizing f(x,y) = x2 + 2y2 subject to the constraint g(x,y) = yex2

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Consider the problem of minimizing
f(x,y) = x2 + 2y2
subject to the constraint g(x,y) = yex2 - 1 = 0.
(A) Solve the constraint equation for y, and then substitute into f(x, y) to obtain a function h(x) of the single variable x. Solve the original minimization problem by minimizing h (round answers to three decimal places).
(B) Confirm your answer by the method of Lagrange multipliers.
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College Mathematics for Business Economics Life Sciences and Social Sciences

ISBN: 978-0321614001

12th edition

Authors: Raymond A. Barnett, Michael R. Ziegler, Karl E. Byleen

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