MATH2003J, OPTIMIZATION IN ECONOMICS,
BDIC 2023/2024, SPRING
Problem Sheet 9
Θ Question 1:
Determine whether each of the following is True or False.
(a) The set S1 = {(x,y, z) ∈ R3 : x2 + 2y2 + 3z2 ≤ 12} is closed and bounded.
(b) The set S2 = {(x,y, z) ∈ R3 : 2x + y − z ≤ 10} is closed and bounded.
(c) The set S3 = {(x,y, z) ∈ R3 : x2 + y2 + z2 < 25} is closed and bounded.
(d) The set S4 = {(x,y, z) ∈ R3 : x2 + y2 + z2 ≤ 16, 4x + 3y − 5z ≤ 20} is closed and bounded.
(e) The set S5 = {(x,y, z) ∈ R3 : x3 + y2 + z ≤ 10} is closed and bounded.
(f) The set S5 = {(x,y, z) ∈ R3 : x2 + y2 + z-2 ≤ 10} is closed and bounded.
Θ Question 2:
(I) Let S1 = {(x, y) ∈ R2 : x2 + y2 ≥ 1}. Is S1 closed and/or bounded? Give an example of a continuous function f : S1 → R which does not achieve a maximum nor a minimum on the set S1 .
(II) Let S2 = {(x,y, z) ∈ R3 : x2 + y2 + z2 < 1}. Is S2 closed and/or bounded? Give an example of a continuous function g : S2 → R which does not achieve a maximum nor a minimum on the set S2 .
(III) Let S3 = {(x, y) ∈ R2 : x2 + y2 + 2x ≤ 0}. Is S3 closed and/or bounded? Give an example of a non-continuous function h : S3 → R which does not achieve a maximum on the set S3 .
Question 3:
Consider the function
f : R2 → R, f(x, y) = 4x2 + 2y2
subject to the constraint g(x, y) = x2 + y2 + 4y ≤ 5.
(I) Sketch the feasible set and explain why f achieves extrema (maximum and minimum) subject to the above constraint.
(II) Find the maximum and mininimum of f subject to the above constraint.
Θ Question 4:
Consider the function
f : R2 → R, f(x, y) = xy2
subject to the constraint g(x, y) = x2 + 2y2 ≤ 3.
(I) Sketch the feasible set and explain why f achieves extrema (maximum and minimum) subject to the above constraint.
(II) Find the maximum and mininimum of f subject to the above constraint.