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Edit 3: Can somebody answer?

Edit 4:I have been thinking this about for a month, but generating nothing, can somebody answer this?

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This is the easier version of this problem:

https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/193206/what-is-a-working-example-and-a-non-working-for-finding-the-maximum-of-a-functio

problem no. 50: Part a) What is the general method to find all the maximum/minimum of a algebraic equation and a working example for finding the maximum of a algebraic function $f(a,b,c,d,e)$ with 4 constraints?

If there is no finite numbers of method to solve all maximization problems." rigourously and formally?

The function itself can either be a non-linear algebraic function. Each nonlinear algebraic(no linear here) constraints and must use more than one variable and are some inequality (appear more than 1 times) and some equality(appear more than 1 time). Assuming there are no closed form at the end, could you provide the exact infinite sum method?

Appreciate your motivating example in advance!

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    I think the reason no one seems to be answering your question is because it is very unclear what you are asking for. Are you asking for a worked out example of how to find the maximum of a function of 4 variables? If so, what do you mean by each constraint must include some equality and some inequality? And is there a particular method of solving for the maximum you are looking for? E.g. Lagrange multipliers, numerical simulations, pure analysis?2012-10-01
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    E.g. I could just take $f(x,y,z,t,s) = 1-x^2-y^2-z^2-t^2-s^2$. Take the constraints $x^2+y^2 = 0, y^2 + z^2 =0, z^2 + t^2 \leq 1, t^2 + s^2 \leq 1$. Then the maximum is clearly at $x=y=z=t=s=0$. But I don't think this is what you are looking for. I recommend cleaning up your question and being more specific about what you want.2012-10-01
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    @nullUser - The general rule of thumb that could address all types of algebraic equation2012-10-01
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    There is no one method to solve all maximization problems. You have to give **some** context to the problem.2012-10-01
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    if you are referring to the example I gave in my comment above, yes I can. Note that $-x^2-y^2-z^2-t^2-s^2$ is a nonpositive quantity. It follows that $f(x,y,z,t,s) \leq 1$. Plug in all zeros and you get $f(x,y,z,t,s) = 1$. Note that all zeros satisfy the constraints as well. It follows that this is a global maximum of $f$.2012-10-01
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    @nullUser - I mean how do you prove that no finite number of methods are able to solve all those algebraic equation maximization problem2012-10-01
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    let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/5996/discussion-between-nulluser-and-victor)2012-10-01

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