Find the critical points of f(x,y)=x^2e^y so far I have found the gradient vector of this function ▽f=(2xe^y,x^2e^y)

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2022-09-11

Find the critical points of f ( x , y ) = x 2 e y so far I have found the gradient vector of this function
f = ( 2 x e y , x 2 e y )

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Ashlee Ramos

Ashlee Ramos

Beginner2022-09-12Added 20 answers

Critical points have x = 0, as you have found. You have also found that it doesn't matter what y value you plug in, it always leads to f = 0. This means that all critical points are of the form ( 0 , y ) for any y. You should be able to do the usual classification of min, max, or saddle, using y as a variable.

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