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Mathematical Expression Editor
We describe mysterious functions
Work in groups of 3–4, writing your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.
Consider the differentiable function \(F:\R ^2\to \R \) where:
Write down the second degree Taylor polynomial for \(I\) centered at \((1,-1)\).
(b)
Let \(\vecl (t)\) parameterize a line from \((0,0)\) to \((2,-2)\) as \(t\) runs from \(0\) to \(1\). Compute \(\eval {\dd {t} F (\vecl (t))}_{t=1/2}\).
(c)
Is the point \((1,-1,I(1,-1))\) a local min, a local max, a saddle, or none of these?
Consider the differentiable function \(J:\R ^2\to \R \) where:
Write down the second degree Taylor polynomial for \(J\) centered at \((-3,1)\).
(b)
Let \(\vecl (t)\) parameterize a line from \((3,-1)\) to \((-6,2)\) as \(t\) runs from \(0\) to \(1\). Compute \(\eval {\dd {t} F(\vecl (t))}_{t=2/3}\).
(c)
Is the point \((-3,1,J(-3,1))\) a local min, a local max, a saddle, or none of these?