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Question 2 1. Consider the function f(x,y)=5/x+1/y subject to the constraint x+y=1, x>0, and y>0. Does this function with a constraint have a minimum or maximum? If so, what are these values? 2. \nablaf(x,y)=\lambda\nablag(x,y)3. Finding the gradients for f and g and using the above formula, I...

Hello physicsforums community. I have recently learned about Lagrange multipliers and have been given three problems to solve. Could you guys please go over my work and see if I have the gist of it? One question, a theoretical one, I have no idea how to begin. Any advice regarding this would be...