Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / ib / Paper 1 / 4C (Variational Principles)

For a regular constraint $g=0$, an interior constrained extremum satisfiestogether with the constraint; boundary cases must also be checked.

Here maximize $f=xyz$ subject to $x^2+y^2+z^2=L^2$. The Lagrange multiplier equations giveAt a positive maximizer these imply $x=y=z=L/\sqrt{3}$. Boundary points have zero volume, so the maximum is