How to prove Cauchy-Schwarz inequality using multivariable calculus?

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How would I prove that for standard inner product on $\mathbb{R^2}$:

where $\langle v,w\rangle := \sum_{i=1}^2 v_i \cdot w_i$,

$$(v_1w_1 + v_2w_2)^2 \le (v_1^2 +v_2^2)(w_1^2+w_2^2)$$

Hint we were given: $$f(v_1, v_2, w_1, w_2) = (v_1^2 +v_2^2)(w_1^2+w_2^2) - (v_1w_1 + v_2w_2)^2$$

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HINT

We need to find te global minimum of

$$f(v_1, v_2, w_1, w_2) = (v_1^2 +v_2^2)(w_1^2+w_2^2) - (v_1w_1 + v_2w_2)^2$$