Problem 1QC: The parabola z = x2 + y2 4x + 2y + 5 has a local minimum at (2, 1). Verify the conclusion of... Problem 2QC: Consider the plane tangent to a surface at a saddle point. In what direction does the normal to the... Problem 3QC: Compute the discriminant D(x, y) of f(x, y) = x2y2. Problem 4QC: Does the linear function f(x, y) = 2x + 3y have an absolute maximum or minimum value on the open... Problem 1E: Describe the appearance of a smooth surface with a local maximum at a point. Problem 2E: Describe the usual appearance of a smooth surface at a saddle point. Problem 3E: What are the conditions for a critical point of a function f? Problem 4E: If fx (a, b) = fy (a, b) = 0, does it follow the f has a local maximum or local minimum at (a, b)?... Problem 5E: Consider the function z = f(x, y). What is the discriminant of f, and how do you compute it? Problem 6E Problem 7E: What is an absolute minimum value of a function f on a set R in 2? Problem 8E: What is the procedure for locating absolute maximum and minimum values on a closed bounded domain? Problem 9E: Assume the second derivatives of fare continuous throughout the xy-plane and fx(0, 0) = fy(0,0) = 0.... Problem 10E: Assume the second derivatives of fare continuous throughout the xy-plane and fx(0, 0) = fy(0,0) = 0.... Problem 11E: Assume the second derivatives of fare continuous throughout the xy-plane and fx(0, 0) = fy(0, 0) =... Problem 12E: Assume the second derivatives of fare continuous throughout the xy-plane and fx(0, 0) = fy(0,0) = 0.... Problem 13E: Critical points Find all critical points of the following functions. 12.f(x, y) = 3x3 4y2 Problem 14E: Critical points Find all critical points of the following functions. 10.f(x, y) = x2 6x + y2 + 8y Problem 15E: Critical points Find all critical points of the following functions. 15. f(x, y) = 3x2 + 3y y3 Problem 16E: Critical points Find all critical points of the following functions. 16. f(x, y) = x3 12x + 6y2 Problem 17E: Critical points Find all critical points of the following functions. 13.f(x, y) = x4 + y4 16xy Problem 18E: Critical points Find all critical points of the following functions. 14.f(x,y)=x3/3y3/3+3xy Problem 19E: Critical points Find all critical points of the following functions. 15.f(x, y) = x4 2x2 + y2 4y +... Problem 20E: Critical points Find all critical points of the following functions. 20. f(x, y) = x3 + 6xy 6x + y2... Problem 21E: Critical points Find all critical points of the following functions. 21. f(x, y) = y3 + 6xy + x2 ... Problem 22E: Critical points Find all critical points of the following functions. 22. f(x,y)=e8x2y224x28xy4 Problem 23E Problem 24E Problem 25E Problem 26E Problem 27E Problem 28E Problem 29E: Analyzing critical points Find the critical points of the following functions. Use the Second... Problem 30E Problem 31E: Analyzing critical points Find the critical points of the following functions. Use the Second... Problem 32E: Analyzing critical points Find the critical points of the following functions. Use the Second... Problem 33E Problem 34E Problem 35E: Analyzing critical points Find the critical points of the following functions. Use the Second... Problem 36E: Analyzing critical points Find the critical points of the following functions. Use the Second... Problem 37E Problem 38E Problem 39E: Analyzing critical points Find the critical points of the following functions. Use the Second... Problem 40E Problem 41E: Inconclusive tests Show that the Second Derivative Test is inconclusive when applied to the... Problem 42E: Inconclusive tests Show that the Second Derivative Test is inconclusive when applied to the... Problem 43E: Shipping regulations A shipping company handles rectangular boxes provided the sum of the height and... Problem 44E: Cardboard boxes A lidless box is to be made using 2 m2 of cardboard. Find the dimensions of the box... Problem 45E: Cardboard boxes A lidless cardboard box is to be made with a volume of 4 m3. Find the dimensions of... Problem 46E: Optimal box Find the dimensions of the largest rectangular box in the first octant of the... Problem 47E: Absolute maxima and minima Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the following functions... Problem 48E: Absolute maxima and minima Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the following functions... Problem 49E: Absolute maxima and minima Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the following functions... Problem 50E: Absolute maxima and minima Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the following functions... Problem 51E: Absolute maxima and minima Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the following functions... Problem 52E: Absolute maxima and minima Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the following functions... Problem 53E: Absolute maxima and minima Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the following functions... Problem 54E: Absolute maxima and minima Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the following functions... Problem 55E Problem 56E: Absolute maxima and minima Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the following functions... Problem 57E: Pectin Extraction An increase in world production of processed fruit has led to an increase in fruit... Problem 58E: Absolute extrema on open and / or unbounded regions If possible, find the absolute maximum and... Problem 59E: Absolute extrema on open and / or unbounded regions If possible, find the absolute maximum and... Problem 60E: Absolute extrema on open and / or unbounded regions If possible, find the absolute maximum and... Problem 61E: Absolute extrema on open and / or unbounded regions If possible, find the absolute maximum and... Problem 62E: Absolute extrema on open and/or unbounded regions 62. Find the point on the plane x + y + z = 4... Problem 63E: Lease distance What point on the plane x y + z = 2 is closest to the point (1, 1, 1)? Problem 64E: Absolute extrema on open and/or unbounded regions 64. Find the point on the paraboloid z = x2 + y2... Problem 65E: Absolute extrema on open and/or unbounded regions 65. Find the points on the cone z2 = x2 + y2... Problem 66E: Absolute extrema on open and / or unbounded regions 60.Rectangular boxes with a volume of 10 m3 are... Problem 67E: Explain why or why not Determine whether the following statements are true and give an explanation... Problem 68E Problem 69E: Extreme points from contour plots Based on the level curves that are visible in the following... Problem 70E: Optimal box Find the dimensions of the rectangular box with maximum volume in the first octant with... Problem 71E: Magic triples Let x, y, and z be nonnegative numbers with x + y + z = 200. a.Find the values of x,... Problem 72E: Maximum/minimum of linear functions Let R be a closed bounded region in 2 and let f(x, y) = ax + by... Problem 73E Problem 74E: Least squares approximation In its many guises, the least squares approximation arises in numerous... Problem 75E: Least squares approximation In its many guises, least squares approximation arises in numerous areas... Problem 76E Problem 77E Problem 78E: Second Derivative Test Suppose the conditions of the Second Derivative Test are satisfied on an open... Problem 79E: Maximum area triangle Among all triangles with a perimeter of 9 units, find the dimensions of the... Problem 80E: Slicing plane Find an equation of the plane passing through the point (3, 2, 1) that slices off the... Problem 82E: Solitary critical points A function of one variable has the property that a local maximum (or... Problem 83E: Two mountains without a saddle Show that the following two functions have two local maxima but no... Problem 84E: Powers and roots Assume that x + y + z = 1 with x 0, y 0, and z 0. a.Find the maximum and minimum... Problem 85E: Ellipsoid inside a tetrahedron (1946 Putnam Exam) Let P be a plane tangent to the ellipsoid x2/a2 +... format_list_bulleted