Question: The plane 4x - 3y + 8z = 5 intersects the cone z 2 = x 2 + y 2 in an ellipse. (a) Graph

The plane 4x - 3y + 8z = 5 intersects the cone z2 = x2 + y2 in an ellipse. 

(a) Graph the cone and the plane, and observe the elliptical intersection.
(b) Use Lagrange multipliers to find the highest and lowest points on the ellipse.

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