if and are real numbers, then what is the minimum possible value of the expression ?
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We expand the given expression to obtain
((x^2 + 6x + 9) + 2(y^2 - 4y + 4) + 4(x^2 - 14x + 49) + (y^2 + 8y + 16))
We simplify to obtain
5 x 2 − 5 0 x + 3 y 2 + 2 2 9
We remove a common factor of 5 from the first two terms
5 ( x 2 − 1 0 x ) + 3 y 2 + 2 2 9
and then complete the square to obtain
5 ( x 2 − 1 0 x + 1 2 5 ) − 1 2 5 + 3 y 2 + 2 2 9
This gives
5 ( x − 5 ) 2 + 3 y 2 + 1 0 4
Since ( x − 5 ) 2 ≥ 0 for all real numbers x and 3 y 2 ≥ 0 for all real numbers y , then the minimum value of 5 ( x − 5 ) 2 + 3 y 2 + 1 0 4
is 5(0) + 3(0) + 104 = 104