Exercise · ZW-HESSIAN-MATRIX-002 · ★☆☆ Basic

Compute the Hessian of \(f(x,y)=x^3y\) at \((1,1)\).

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  • C. \(\begin{pmatrix}6&3\\3&0\end{pmatrix}\)

Explanation

\(f_{xx}=6xy\), \(f_{xy}=3x^2\), \(f_{yy}=0\); at \((1,1)\) these are \(6,3,0\).

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Review the concept: Hessian matrix

The Hessian matrix \(H\) of a function \(f\) of two variables is the \(2\times2\) matrix of its second-order partial derivatives at a point.

\[H=\begin{pmatrix}f_{xx}&f_{xy}\\ f_{yx}&f_{yy}\end{pmatrix}\]

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