Exercise 6.1.9

Answers

  • (a)
    f(1 2, 1 2) 0 because f(x,y) is smooth and convex, and f(1 2, 1 2) = f(1 2(0,1) + 1 2(1,0)) 1 2f(0,1) + 1 2f(1,0) = 0
  • (a)
    The Hessian matrix H = [ab b c ] should be positive semi-definite. so we have a 0, and ac b2 0.
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