Differentiation
Differentiation Functions
A function
has a saddle point at
if
and has both positive and negative values around
where
means
order continuous
If
changes from positive to negative at
, then
is a local max
If
changes from negative to positive at
, then
is a local min
If
and
,
then there exists a number
,
such that
Maximize:
subject to
Let:
Solve the system of equations:
Enter solved values of
into
and identify min and max.
Make sure solutions make sense.