How do you minimize and maximize #f(x,y)=x^2/y+y^2/x# constrained to #1<yx^2+xy^2<16#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-10T09:55:08

See below.

This problem can be solved using the so called Lagrange Multipliers.
The local minima/maxima can thus be located.

For this problem we have two points:

#((f(x,y),x,y),(4,2,2),(1.58,0.794,0.794))#

Attached a plot showing a piece of feasible region with the two points. Both are local minima points.

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