Solution

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Introduce the second constraint and a second Lagrange multiplier . At points where the two constraint gradients are linearly independent, solve
These are five scalar equations for . The two constraint normal vectors span the normal plane to the feasible curve. Points where those gradients become dependent must be examined separately; the regular two-multiplier condition need not cover them.

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