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I have the following equation:

z(x,y)=3x^3-5y^2-225x+70y+23

I have solved for x=+5 x=-5

solving for y=7 but putting them into the original function z(x,y)=/=0

So, trying to input the values obtained for x and solving the resulting quadratic formula give imaginary roots.

Have I done something wrong here? I'm just trying to find the critical point for the function when it is optimised.

Any help would be great!

Thanks :smile:
Reply 1
Original post by davidcy147
I have the following equation:

z(x,y)=3x^3-5y^2-225x+70y+23

I have solved for x=+5 x=-5

solving for y=7 but putting them into the original function z(x,y)=/=0

So, trying to input the values obtained for x and solving the resulting quadratic formula give imaginary roots.

Have I done something wrong here? I'm just trying to find the critical point for the function when it is optimised.

Any help would be great!

Thanks :smile:


For critical point solve simultaneously
zx=0\frac{\partial z}{\partial x}=0
zy=0\frac{\partial z}{\partial y}=0

The solution for x is other than you wrote.
(edited 13 years ago)
Reply 2
Original post by ztibor
For critical point solve simultaneously
dzdx=0\partial \frac{dz}{dx}=0 and
Unparseable latex formula:

\partia \frac{dz}{dy}=0



The solution for x is other than you wrote.
FOr type of critical point you should to give the values of
zxx=d2zdx2(x0,y0)z''_{xx}=\partial{d^2z}{dx^2}(x_0,y_0)
zyy=d2zdy2(x0,y0)z''_{yy}=\partial{d^2z}{dy^2}(x_0,y_0)
zxy=d2xdxdy(x0,y0)z''_{xy}=\partial{d^2x}{dxdy}(x_0,y_0)
and examine sign of zxxzyy(zxy)2z''_{xx}\cdot z''_{yy}-(z''_{xy})^2


But how can you solve these simultaneously?

Having one equal to the other?



Unparseable latex formula:

\partia \frac{dz}{dy}=-10y+70


dzdx=9x2225\partial \frac{dz}{dx}=9x^2-225
Reply 3
Original post by davidcy147
But how can you solve these simultaneously?

Having one equal to the other?



Unparseable latex formula:

\partia \frac{dz}{dy}=-10y+70


dzdx=9x2225\partial \frac{dz}{dx}=9x^2-225


Both equation may have x or y variable depending on form of z(x,y)
In this case these equations are simple ones. One with x and one with y.
But the x and y together (x,y) gives one point on the plane. You should give so(x,y) taking both equation zero simultaneously.
Reply 4
Original post by davidcy147
But how can you solve these simultaneously?

Having one equal to the other?



Unparseable latex formula:

\partia \frac{dz}{dy}=-10y+70


dzdx=9x2225\partial \frac{dz}{dx}=9x^2-225


No
10y+70=0-10y+70=0
9x2225=09x^2-225=0

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