(a) We want to minimize $f(x, y) = x^2 + y^2$ subject to the constraint $x + y = 2$. We can write $y = 2 - x$, so $f(x) = x^2 + (2 - x)^2 = x^2 + 4 - 4x + x^2 = 2x^2 - 4x + 4$. To find the minimum, we take the derivative with respect to $x$ and set it to 0: $f'(x)
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