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fog37
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Hello Forum,
I think I am clear on how to find the maxima and minima of function of one or two independent variables like f(x) or f(x,y). What if the function had 5 independent variables, i.e. f(x,y,z,a,b)? What is the best method, even numerically? Should we find the partial derivatives of f w.r.t. to each variables and set them to zero? We would get a set of 5 equations. Then what?
Thanks in advance,
fog37
I think I am clear on how to find the maxima and minima of function of one or two independent variables like f(x) or f(x,y). What if the function had 5 independent variables, i.e. f(x,y,z,a,b)? What is the best method, even numerically? Should we find the partial derivatives of f w.r.t. to each variables and set them to zero? We would get a set of 5 equations. Then what?
Thanks in advance,
fog37