Chapter 12: Q. 64 (page 954)
Short Answer
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Chapter 12: Q. 64 (page 954)
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Get started for freeIn Exercises 24–32, find the maximum and minimum of the functionf subject to the given constraint. In each case explain why the maximum and minimum must both exist.
Explain how you could use the method of Lagrange multipliers to find the extrema of a function of two variables, subject to the constraint that is a point on the boundary of a triangle in the xy-plane.
In Exercises, find the maximum and minimum of the function f subject to the given constraint. In each case explain why the maximum and minimum must both exist.
Find the directional derivative of the given function at the specified point P in the direction of the given vector. Note: The given vectors may not be unit vectors.
In Exercises, by considering the function subject to the constraint you will explore a situation in which the method of Lagrange multipliers does not provide an extremum of a function.
Optimize subject to the constraint for nonzero constants a and b. Are there any nonzero values of a and b for which the method of Lagrange multipliers succeeds?
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