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Find all critical points of the following function. \( f(x, y)=\frac{x^{3}}{3}-\frac{y^{3}}{3}+9 x y \) What are the critical points? Select the correct choice below and fill in any answer boxes within your choice. A. The critical point(s) is/are (Type an ordered pair. Use a comma to separate answers as needed.) B. There are no critical points.
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Mar 18,2025 00:07
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The critical points are \( (0, 0) \) and \( (9, -9) \).
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To find critical points for the function \( f(x, y)=\frac{x^{3}}{3}-\frac{y^{3}}{3}+9 x y \), we need to find the partial derivatives and set them to zero.
1. Calculate the partial derivative with respect to \( x \):
\[ f_x = x^2 + 9y \]
2. Calculate the partial derivative with respect to \( y \):
\[ f_y = -y^2 + 9x \]
Next, we set both partial derivatives equal to zero:
1. From \( f_x = 0 \):
\[ x^2 + 9y = 0 \quad (1) \]
2. From \( f_y = 0 \):
\[ -y^2 + 9x = 0 \quad (2) \]
From equation (1), we get:
\[ 9y = -x^2 \quad \Rightarrow \quad y = -\frac{x^2}{9} \]
Substituting \( y \) into equation (2):
\[ -\left(-\frac{x^2}{9}\right)^2 + 9x = 0 \]
\[ -\frac{x^4}{81} + 9x = 0 \]
Multiplying by -81:
\[ x^4 - 729x = 0 \]
Factoring out \( x \):
\[ x(x^3 - 729) = 0 \]
Setting each factor to zero gives:
1. \( x = 0 \)
2. \( x^3 = 729 \) \( \Rightarrow x = 9 \)
For \( x = 0 \):
From (1): \( y = 0 \)
For \( x = 9 \):
From (1):
\[ y = -\frac{9^2}{9} = -9 \]
Thus, the critical points are \( (0, 0) \) and \( (9, -9) \).
A. The critical point(s) is/are (0, 0), (9, -9)
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