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  2. Second partial derivative test - Wikipedia

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    At the remaining critical point (0, 0) the second derivative test is insufficient, and one must use higher order tests or other tools to determine the behavior of the function at this point. (In fact, one can show that f takes both positive and negative values in small neighborhoods around (0, 0) and so this point is a saddle point of f.)

  3. Newton's method in optimization - Wikipedia

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    The geometric interpretation of Newton's method is that at each iteration, it amounts to the fitting of a parabola to the graph of () at the trial value , having the same slope and curvature as the graph at that point, and then proceeding to the maximum or minimum of that parabola (in higher dimensions, this may also be a saddle point), see below.

  4. Derivative test - Wikipedia

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    After establishing the critical points of a function, the second-derivative test uses the value of the second derivative at those points to determine whether such points are a local maximum or a local minimum. [1] If the function f is twice-differentiable at a critical point x (i.e. a point where f ′ (x) = 0), then:

  5. Critical point (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    A critical point of a function of a single real variable, f (x), is a value x 0 in the domain of f where f is not differentiable or its derivative is 0 (i.e. ′ =). [2] A critical value is the image under f of a critical point.

  6. Saddle point - Wikipedia

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    A saddle point (in red) on the graph of z = x 2 − y 2 (hyperbolic paraboloid). In mathematics, a saddle point or minimax point [1] is a point on the surface of the graph of a function where the slopes (derivatives) in orthogonal directions are all zero (a critical point), but which is not a local extremum of the function. [2]

  7. College Football Playoff first-round schedule, betting odds ...

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    Here's a look at the odds for each of the four first-round games and the national title odds for every team in the playoff. The winner of Indiana at Notre Dame will play Georgia in the Sugar Bowl ...

  8. Lagrange multiplier - Wikipedia

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    The two critical points occur at saddle points where x = 1 and x = −1. In order to solve this problem with a numerical optimization technique, we must first transform this problem such that the critical points occur at local minima. This is done by computing the magnitude of the gradient of the unconstrained optimization problem.

  9. Doctors Explain The Surprising Reason Birth Control Is Less ...

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    Simply put: If you’re throwing up your birth control pill, you’re definitely not absorbing it, Dr. Sowa points out. As for other forms of birth control, like an IUD, the implant, or the ring ...