Assignment 7
Assignment 7
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Problem 7. (1 point) • 0
• SADDLE POINT
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Consider the function • 12
• SADDLE POINT
f (x, y) = (14x − x2 )(12y − y2 ). submitted: (correct)
Find and classify all critical points of the function. If there are recorded: (correct)
more blanks than critical points, leave the remaining entries blank.
fx =
fy =
fxx =
fxy =
fyy = Problem 8. (1 point)
Find the critical points of the function f (x, y) = x2 + y2 + 6x −
There are several critical points to be listed. List them lexicograhi-
4y + 4.List your answers as points in the form (a, b).
cally, that is in ascending order by x-coordinates, and for equal
x-coordinates in ascending order by y-coordinates (e.g., (1,1), (2,
Answer (separate by commas):
-1), (2, 3) is a correct order) Answer(s) submitted:
The critical point with the smallest x-coordinate is
• (−3, 2)
( , ) Classification: (local minimum,
local maximum, saddle point, cannot be determined) submitted: (correct)
recorded: (correct)
The critical point with the next smallest x-coordinate is
( , ) Classification: (local minimum,
local maximum, saddle point, cannot be determined)
Answer(s) submitted:
• no critical point
• a saddle
• a minimum
• a maximum
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• a saddle
submitted: (correct)
By looking at the contour plot, characterize the two critical points
recorded: (correct)
of the function . You should be able to do this analysis without
computing derivatives, but you may want to compute them to cor-
roborate your intuition.
Answer(s) submitted:
• local minimum
• (0, 0)
• saddle point
submitted: (correct)
recorded: (correct)
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Problem 12. (1 point) Problem 13. (1 point)
For each of the following functions, find the maximum and mini-
Find the critical point of the function f (x, y) = mum values of the function on the circular disk: x2 + y2 ≤ 1. Do
− 4x + 2y2 + ln(|x + y|) .
this by looking at the level curves and gradients.
c= (A) f (x, y) = x + y + 4:
Use the Second Derivative Test to determine whether it is maximum value =
• A. a saddle point minimum value =
• B. a local minimum
• C. test fails (B) f (x, y) = 4x2 + 5y2 :
• D. a local maximum maximum value =
minimum value =
Answer(s) submitted:
r !2 r !2 r !2
121 121 121
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3 3 3
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• INFINITELY MANY
submitted: (correct)
recorded: (correct)