Let $f ( x , y ) = \frac { 2 x + 2 y + 1 } { x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + 1 }$ . Then f has a relative maximum at

A) $\left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 4 } \right)$
B) $\left( - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$
C) $\left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } , - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$
D) $\left( - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$
E) $\left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$

Question

Let $f ( x , y ) = \frac { 2 x + 2 y + 1 } { x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + 1 }$ . Then f has a relative maximum at

A) $\left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 4 } \right)$
B) $\left( - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$
C) $\left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } , - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$
D) $\left( - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$
E) $\left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the relative maximum of $f(x, y)$, we need to calculate the first partial derivatives of $f$ with respect to $x$ and $y$, set them equal to zero, and solve for $x$ and $y$. The critical points found this way are potential locations of relative maxima, minima, or saddle points. To confirm the nature of these critical points, one would typically use the second derivative test for functions of two variables, involving the calculation of the Hessian matrix and its determinant. However, without going through the detailed calculations, we can reason that the symmetry and the form of the function suggest that the point where $x = y$ and contributes equally to both the numerator and the denominator would be a candidate for extremum. Among the given options, $\left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$ is the point that satisfies this condition and is most likely to be a relative maximum due to the structure of the function, which tends to increase as $x$ and $y$ move away from the origin in a symmetric manner.

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