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And please don't forget that the function doesn't neccesarily have to obtain a min/max value, unless you're working with a closed set. For example the function f(x) = x obtains no minima/maxima for x∈(0,1), although you can get "infinitely close" to both infimum and supremum (0 and 1). You may...

Hey, I think you're looking for the Lagrange multiplier MP EDIT: Sorry, misread the post, I thought you already wanted a solution within calculus. The answer to whether or not you'll have to learn it is not really, as you will have a machine do it for you anyway. So you don't have to...

Hello, I am a 21 year old high school graduate from Czech Republic. Unfortunately the high school has completely failed to give me even some of the basic insights into physics - Usually I simply learned what was necessary to pass a particular test and forgot within weeks. But at least I have...