Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Functions of Several Veriables - 12.8 Maximum/Minimum Problems - 12.8 Exercises - Page 948: 14

Answer

$$\left( {0,0} \right),\,\,\,\left( {3, - 3} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( {x,y} \right) = \frac{{{x^3}}}{3} - \frac{{{y^3}}}{3} + 3xy \cr & {\text{Calculate the partial derivatives }}{f_x}\left( {x,y} \right){\text{ and }}{f_y}\left( {x,y} \right) \cr & {f_x}\left( {x,y} \right) = \frac{\partial }{{\partial x}}\left[ {\frac{{{x^3}}}{3} - \frac{{{y^3}}}{3} + 3xy} \right] \cr & {f_x}\left( {x,y} \right) = {x^2} + 3y \cr & and \cr & {f_y}\left( {x,y} \right) = \frac{\partial }{{\partial y}}\left[ {\frac{{{x^3}}}{3} - \frac{{{y^3}}}{3} + 3xy} \right] \cr & {f_y}\left( {x,y} \right) = - {y^2} + 3x \cr & \cr & {\text{Set }}{f_x}\left( {x,y} \right) = 0{\text{ and }}{f_y}\left( {x,y} \right) = 0 \cr & {x^2} + 3y = 0{\text{ and }} - {y^2} + 3x = 0 \cr & {\text{From the equation }}{x^2} + 3y = 0 \cr & y = - \frac{{{x^2}}}{3} \cr & {\text{Substituting }} - \frac{{{x^2}}}{3}{\text{ for }}y{\text{ into }} - {y^2} + 3x = 0 \cr & - {\left( { - \frac{{{x^2}}}{3}} \right)^2} + 3x = 0 \cr & - {\frac{x}{9}^4} + 3x = 0 \cr & {x^4} - 27x = 0 \cr & x\left( {{x^3} - 27} \right) = 0 \cr & {x_1} = 0{\text{ and }}{x_2} = 3 \cr & {\text{We have that }}y = - \frac{{{x^2}}}{3}.{\text{ So}}{\text{, }} \cr & {x_1} = 0 \Rightarrow {y_1} = 0 \cr & {x_2} = 3 \Rightarrow {y_2} = - 3 \cr & {\text{The critical points occur at}} \cr & \left( {0,0} \right),\,\,\,\left( {3, - 3} \right) \cr} $$
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