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Homework Statement
Find the volume of the largest rectangular box with faces parallel to the coordinate planes that can be inscribed inside the ellipsoid :
(x^2/a^2)+(y^2/b^2)+(z^2/c^2) = 1
Homework Equations
Volume of a rectangular box = x * y * z
critical point formula.
The Attempt at a Solution
The volume of a box is maximised when x = y = z ?