{VERSION 2 3 "SUN SPARC SOLARIS" "2.3" } {USTYLETAB {CSTYLE "Maple Input" -1 0 "Courier" 0 1 255 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 }{CSTYLE "2D Math" -1 2 "Times" 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 }{CSTYLE "2D Comment" 2 18 "" 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 } {CSTYLE "" -1 259 "" 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }{CSTYLE "" -1 260 "" 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }{PSTYLE "Normal" -1 0 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }{PSTYLE "" 0 256 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }3 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }{PSTYLE "" 0 257 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }{PSTYLE "" 0 258 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }{PSTYLE "" 0 259 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }{PSTYLE "" 0 260 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }{PSTYLE "" 0 261 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }{PSTYLE "" 0 262 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }{PSTYLE "" 0 263 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }} {SECT 0 {PARA 256 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 15 "Critical Points" }}{PARA 259 " " 0 "" {TEXT -1 34 "We analyze the behavior of f(x,y)=" }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "x^3 + y^3 + 3*x*y + 3" ",**$%\"xG\"\"$\"\"\"*$%\"yG\"\"$F&*(\"\"$F& F$F&F(F&F&\"\"$F&" }{TEXT -1 25 " near its critical points" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{EXCHG {PARA 260 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 33 "We first find the critical points" }}{PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 136 "resta rt;\nf := x^3 + y^3 + 3*x*y + 3;\nfx := diff(f,x);\nfy := diff(f,y);\n critpts := solve( \{fx=0, fy=0\}, \{x,y\} );\nallvalues( critpts[3] ); " }}}{EXCHG {PARA 257 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 126 "So there are two critical \+ points (0,0) and (-1,-1). We examine the behavior of f(x,y) near them. \nPlotting f(x,y) near (-1,-1) " }}{PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 121 "plot3d( x^3 + y^3 + 3*x*y + 3, x=-1.5..-0.5, y=-1.5..-0.5, axes=boxed ,\n style=patchcontour, orientation=[36,82] );" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 258 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 37 "So f(x,y) has a local max at (-1,-1)." }}{PARA 261 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 73 "Now we examine the other critical poi nt (0,0). Plotting f(x,y) near (0,0)" }}{PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 120 "plot3d( x^3 + y^3 + 3*x*y + 3, x=-0.4..0.3, y=-0.4..0.3, axes=b oxed,\n style=patchcontour, orientation=[160,75] );" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 262 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 69 "So (0,0) is neither a local max nor a l ocal min for f(x,y) - it is a " }{TEXT 259 12 "saddle point" }{TEXT -1 1 "." }}{PARA 263 "" 0 "" {TEXT 260 69 "Conclusion : A critical poi nt need not be a local max or a local min." }}}}{MARK "2 0" 0 } {VIEWOPTS 1 1 0 1 1 1803 }