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Homework Statement .
Find the point in the parabola ##y^2=x##, ##z=0## closest to the plane ##z=x+2y+8##
The attempt at a solution.
I've solved some problems where I had to find the closest point from a given surface to another point on the space. In this case, I have to find the distance between a curve and a plane so to speak. Maybe I could use Lagrange multipliers, but I am not so sure how to apply it in this particular problem.
Find the point in the parabola ##y^2=x##, ##z=0## closest to the plane ##z=x+2y+8##
The attempt at a solution.
I've solved some problems where I had to find the closest point from a given surface to another point on the space. In this case, I have to find the distance between a curve and a plane so to speak. Maybe I could use Lagrange multipliers, but I am not so sure how to apply it in this particular problem.