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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ib Paper 1 4A Solution by
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Introduce the orthogonal coordinatesThen the constraint and objective becomeThe Lagrange multiplier equations for a stationary point areIf , then and , givingIf , then . The first two equations and the constraint implyConverting back to gives the other four points. Therefore all stationary points arewith matching signs, together withThe middle pair has , the last pair has , and the first pair has .
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