How do you classify the function f(x, y) x²y + xy at the origin? This is a local maximum. This is a local minimum. It's impossible to tell. This is not a critical point. This is a saddle point.
How do you classify the function f(x, y) x²y + xy at the origin? This is a local maximum. This is a local minimum. It's impossible to tell. This is not a critical point. This is a saddle point.
Chapter3: Functions
Section3.3: Rates Of Change And Behavior Of Graphs
Problem 3SE: How are the absolute maximum and minimum similar to and different from the local extrema?
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