Consider the following utility functions.G(x,y) = x² + 3y²H(x,y) = (x+1)¹/2 + y + 1L(x,y) = xeyU(x,y) = In(x) + y²W(x,y) = 100 x - 4x² + 3 yZ(x,y) = (x)¹/² + yWhich function or functions have strictly convex indifference curves (at every point where x>0 and y>0)?

Consider the following utility functions. G(x,y) = x² + 3y² H(x,y) = (x+1)¹/2 + y + 1 L(x,y) = x ey U(x,y) = ln(x) + y² W(x,y) = 100 x - 4x² + 3 y Z(x,y) = (x)¹/2 + y Which function or functions have strictly convex indifference curves (at every point where x>0 and y>0)?

Consider the following utility functions. G(x,y) = x² + 3y² H(x,y) = (x+1)¹/2 + y + 1 L(x,y) = x ey U(x,y) = ln(x) + y² W(x,y) = 100 x - 4x² + 3 y Z(x,y) = (x)¹/2 + y Which function or functions have strictly convex indifference curves (at every point where x>0 and y>0)?

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