a. ) The figure below uses contours to show f= temperature as it varies with x = west to east and y= south to north. True, False or Indeterminate: In Vancouver, D.f> 0 for v = northeast. Environment Canada Environnement Canada Surface Air Temperature Climatology Observations of January-February-March from the period 1963-1993 Contours at every 2 /contours à chaque 2 deg C d- Climatologie de la température de l'air à la surface Observations de janvier-février-mars de la période 1963-1993 TT (deg C) -15 -23 -31 -38 b. ) Given that critical points occur where Dvf = 0 for all v, explain why we test with the gradient of f. C- Fill in the blank: For a multivariate function f, the condition on the second derivative at a local minimum is given by True, False or Indeterminate: The absolute minimum occurs at a saddle point.

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) The figure below uses contours to show f= temperature as it varies with x = west to
east and y = south to north. True, False or Indeterminate: In Vancouver, Def> 0 for v =
northeast.
Environment Canada
Environnement Canada
Surface Air Temperature Climatology
Observations of January-February-March
from the period 1963-1993
Contours at every 2/contours à chaque 2 deg C
d-
Climatologie de la température de l'air à la surface
Observations de janvier-février-mars
de la période 1963-1993
TT
(deg C)
-15
-23
-31
-38
b. ) Given that critical points occur where Dvf = 0 for all v, explain why we test with the
gradient of f.
C-
Fill in the blank: For a multivariate function f, the condition on the second derivative
at a local minimum is given by
True, False or Indeterminate: The absolute minimum occurs at a saddle point.
Transcribed Image Text:a- ) The figure below uses contours to show f= temperature as it varies with x = west to east and y = south to north. True, False or Indeterminate: In Vancouver, Def> 0 for v = northeast. Environment Canada Environnement Canada Surface Air Temperature Climatology Observations of January-February-March from the period 1963-1993 Contours at every 2/contours à chaque 2 deg C d- Climatologie de la température de l'air à la surface Observations de janvier-février-mars de la période 1963-1993 TT (deg C) -15 -23 -31 -38 b. ) Given that critical points occur where Dvf = 0 for all v, explain why we test with the gradient of f. C- Fill in the blank: For a multivariate function f, the condition on the second derivative at a local minimum is given by True, False or Indeterminate: The absolute minimum occurs at a saddle point.
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