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Find the local maxima, minima, and saddle points of the function f(x,y) = x3 + 3xy2 - 15x + y3 - 15y.

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Step 5: Evaluate D(x,y)D(x,y) and fxx(x,y)f_{xx}(x,y) at each critical point (continued).

For (−2,−1)(-2, -1):

D(−2,−1)=36((−2)2+(−2)(−1)−(−1)2)D(-2, -1) = 36((-2)^2 + (-2)(-1) - (-1)^2) D(−2,−1)=36(4+2−1)D(-2, -1) = 36(4 + 2 - 1) D(−2,−1)=36(5)=180D(-2, -1) = 36(5) = 180

Since D(−2,−1)>0D(-2, -1) > 0, we check fxx(−2,−1)f_{xx}(-2, -1):

fxx(−2,−1)=6(−2)=−12f_{xx}(-2, -1) = 6(-2) = -12

Since fxx(−2,−1)<0f_{xx}(-2, -1) < 0 and D(−2,−1)>0D(-2, -1) > 0, (−2,−1)(-2, -1) is a local maximum.
The function value is f(−2,−1)=(−2)3+3(−2)(−1)2−15(−2)+(−1)3−15(−1)f(-2, -1) = (-2)^3 + 3(-2)(-1)^2 - 15(-2) + (-1)^3 - 15(-1)

f(−2,−1)=−8−6+30−1+15f(-2, -1) = -8 - 6 + 30 - 1 + 15 f(−2,−1)=−15+45=30f(-2, -1) = -15 + 45 = 30

Summary of results:

  • Local minima: There is a local minimum at (2,1)\boxed{(2,1)} with a value of f(2,1)=−30f(2,1) = \boxed{-30}.
  • Local maxima: There is a local maximum at (−2,−1)\boxed{(-2,-1)} with a value of f(−2,−1)=30f(-2,-1) = \boxed{30}.
  • Saddle points: There are saddle points at (0,5)\boxed{(0, \sqrt{5})} with a value of f(0,5)=−105f(0, \sqrt{5}) = \boxed{-10\sqrt{5}} and at (0,−5)\boxed{(0, -\sqrt{5})} with a value of f(0,−5)=105f(0, -\sqrt{5}) = \boxed{10\sqrt{5}}.
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