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What are the local or relative extrema of a function?
What are the local or relative extrema of a function?
- The maximum and minimum value of the function at a specific point
- The sample maximum and minimum in statistics
- The greatest and least elements in the set
- The largest and smallest value taken by the function within a given range (correct)
What did Pierre de Fermat propose for finding the maxima and minima of functions?
What did Pierre de Fermat propose for finding the maxima and minima of functions?
- An algorithm for calculating global extrema
- A specific formula for determining local extrema
- A general technique called adequality (correct)
- A method for solving differential equations
How is a global maximum point defined for a real-valued function $f : X \to \mathbb{R}$?
How is a global maximum point defined for a real-valued function $f : X \to \mathbb{R}$?
- $x_{0} \in X$ is a global maximum point if $f(x_{0}) \geq f(x)$ for all $x \in X$ (correct)
- $x_{0} \in X$ is a global maximum point if $f(x_{0}) = f(x)$ for all $x \in X$
- $x_{0} \in X$ is a global maximum point if $f(x_{0}) < f(x)$ for all $x \in X$
- $x_{0} \in X$ is a global maximum point if $f(x_{0}) > f(x)$ for all $x \in X$
In set theory, what are the maximum and minimum of a set defined as?
In set theory, what are the maximum and minimum of a set defined as?
What does unbounded infinite sets, such as the set of real numbers, have in terms of minimum or maximum?
What does unbounded infinite sets, such as the set of real numbers, have in terms of minimum or maximum?
What conditions need to be satisfied for a function $f(x, y)$ to have a relative maximum at $(a, b)$?
What conditions need to be satisfied for a function $f(x, y)$ to have a relative maximum at $(a, b)$?
What is the nature of the extreme value at a point $(a, b)$ if both $A = f_{xx}(a, b)$ and $C = f_{yy}(a, b)$ are greater than zero?
What is the nature of the extreme value at a point $(a, b)$ if both $A = f_{xx}(a, b)$ and $C = f_{yy}(a, b)$ are greater than zero?
What are the conditions for a function to have neither a maximum nor a minimum value at a point $(a, b)$?
What are the conditions for a function to have neither a maximum nor a minimum value at a point $(a, b)$?
What does it mean if the second-order partial derivative with respect to both variables is zero at a point $(a, b)$?
What does it mean if the second-order partial derivative with respect to both variables is zero at a point $(a, b)$?
What are the points called at which both first-order partial derivatives of a function with respect to its variables are zero?
What are the points called at which both first-order partial derivatives of a function with respect to its variables are zero?
