Question: Prove that (x + y)/(x 2 + 2y 2 + 6) has a maximum at (2, 1) and a minimum at (2, 1).

Prove that (x + y)/(x2 + 2y2 + 6) has a maximum at (2, 1) and a minimum at (–2, –1).

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