Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
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Chapter 13 - Partial Derivatives - 13.8 Maxima And Minima Of Functions Of Two Variables - Exercises Set 13.8 - Page 986: 18

Answer

There is a saddle point at $(n \pi, 0)$ where, $n=0,1,2 \dots$

Work Step by Step

$y \cdot \cos x=f_{x}(x, y)$ $\sin x=f_{v}(x, y)$ At critical points, $y \cdot \cos x=0$ $\sin x=0$ $n=x \pi$ where, $n=0,1,2 \dots$ and $y=0$ $-y . \sin x=f_{x x}(x, y)$ $f_{y y}(x, y)=0$ $f_{x y}(x, y)=\cos x$ at $(n \pi, 0)$ $f_{x x}(n \pi, 0)=0$ $f_{y y}(n \pi, 0)=0$ $f_{x}(n \pi, 0)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}1 & \text { if } n \text { is } 0 \text { or even } \\ -1 & \text { if } n \text { is odd }\end{array}\right.$ $D(n \pi, 0)=-1<0$ for all value of $n$ So, there is a saddle point at $(n \pi, 0)$ where $n=0,1,2 \dots$.
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