GEC 220 EXTREMUM PROBLEMS ASSIGNMENT

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Answer and submit the following nos:
1: d, e, f, g, l, m and 2
1. Locate and classify the stationary points of the following functions:
a) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 − 2𝑦 2 − 2𝑦 4 + 3𝑥 2 𝑦
b) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2𝑥 3 + 6𝑥𝑦 2 − 3𝑦 3 − 150𝑥
c) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥𝑦(12 − 4𝑥 − 3𝑦)
d) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2𝑥 3 + 2𝑦 3 − 6𝑥 − 24𝑦 + 16
e) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 − 3𝑥 − 12𝑦 + 20
f) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 4 + 2
g) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 𝑦 − 𝑦 2 − 4𝑦
h) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = −𝑥 4 − 𝑦 4 + 4𝑥𝑦
i) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑦 2 − 2𝑥𝑦 − 8𝑥
j) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 − 12𝑥 + 𝑦 3 + 3𝑦 2 − 9𝑦
k) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 4 + 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 − 3𝑥𝑦
l) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 3𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑦 3 − 3𝑥 2 − 3𝑦 2 + 2
m) 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑥𝑦 2 − 12𝑥 − 𝑦 2

2. The gravitational attraction at the point (𝑥, 𝑦) in the (𝑥, 𝑦) plane due to point masses in
the plane is:
1 4 9
𝐺(𝑥, 𝑦) = + +
𝑥 𝑦 4−𝑥−𝑦
Show that 𝐺(𝑥, 𝑦) has a maximum value of 9