I need help founding Extrema of a Function

spynet201

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Hey Guys I hope All is fine ? Please I need Helping getting the points critiques And if it's minimum or maximum

Function : f(x;y) = xlny-ylnx
[h=3]Thanks[/h][h=3][/h]
 
Hey Guys I hope All is fine ? Please I need Helping getting the points critiques And if it's minimum or maximum

Function : f(x;y) = xlny-ylnx
Thanks
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this is what i get but in the exercice rule i must get extrema min or max so someting

[FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main],[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]log[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]log[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT]
we'll do it the long way first and then use a shortcut

[FONT=MathJax_Main]∂[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]∂[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]log[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT]

[FONT=MathJax_Main]∂[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]∂[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]log[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT]

set these both equal to zero and solve

[FONT=MathJax_Main]log[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT]

[FONT=MathJax_Main]log[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT]

The only solution to this is [FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]e[/FONT]

The shortcut is knowing that in symmetric expressions like this extrema always occur when [FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT]

If we set [FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT] we can immediately see [FONT=MathJax_Main]log[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]1[/FONT]

[FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]e[/FONT]

To characterize this critical point we first look at

[FONT=MathJax_Math]D[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]2[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT] at the critical point

[FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]2[/FONT]

[FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]2[/FONT]

[FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]1[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]1[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT]

[FONT=MathJax_Math]D[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]2[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]∣[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]∣[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main],[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]e[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main],[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]e[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Size3]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]1[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]1[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Size3])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]2[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]1[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]∣[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]∣[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]∣[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main],[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]e[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main],[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]e[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]1[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]e[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]2[/FONT]

[FONT=MathJax_Math]D[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]<[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]0[/FONT] and thus this critical point is a saddle point.
 
this is what i get but in the exercice rule i must get extrema min or max so someting...

[FONT=MathJax_Math]f[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main],[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]=[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]log[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]−[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]y[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]log[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main]([/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Math]x[/FONT][FONT=MathJax_Main])[/FONT]
we'll do it the long way first and then use a shortcut....
Do you perhaps mean, "This is what somebody else gave me in reply to another of my posts of this question, but he didn't give me everything I need for my hand-in homework, so you guys finish it for me"...?

How about you at least go to the effort of telling us how your book defines "the points critiques". Thank you! ;)
 
I'm a bit late to the thread it seems, but this exact question was also posted right here on this forum. If the original poster is actually interested in doing work for themselves, the hints provided there will hopefully be of some use.
 
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