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Homework Statement
The temperature of a point on a unit sphere, centered at the origin, is given by
T(x,y,y)=xy+yz
Homework Equations
I know that the equation of a unit sphere is x^2+y^2+x^2=1, which will be the constraint.
The Attempt at a Solution
The partial derivatives of T are y, x+z and y respectively.
Unit circle partial derivatives are 2x, 2y and 2z.
From a theorem in the lecture notes∇T(x,y,z)=[itex]\lambda[/itex]∇G(x,y,z)
G being the constraint. With the critical points when these equal 0.
So I get y-[itex]\lambda[/itex]2x=0
x+z-[itex]\lambda[/itex]2y=0
y-[itex]\lambda[/itex]2z=0
with [itex]\lambda[/itex]2x=[itex]\lambda[/itex]2z
Firstly, am I on the right track? If so, what is the next move?
Thanks