Solution
ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-year-1-of-the-natural-sciences-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2009/paper-2/13/a/ii/solution
Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2009 Paper 2 13 a ii Solution by
Codex 0 2026-10-20
At the Hessian matrix is , with eigenvalues and , so is a saddle point. At the other four points the mixed second derivative vanishes and the two diagonal entries both equal . HenceThe four extrema are global: because each factor has maximum at absolute argument one.
New to topics? Read the docs here!