Mathematics for Economists

(Greg DeLong) #1

Constrained positive deÖnite matrixes


Ifx 1 =x 2 = 1 /

p
2 thenλ= 1 /

p
2

A=


 p
2 0
0

p
2




,B=






p
2 ,

p
2




,H=


0


@


0


p
2

p
2

p
2

p
2 0

p
2 0

p
2

1


A


determinant: 4

p
^2 .Asp=1 this is the condition for the minimum so
p^12 ,p^12




is a local minimum.
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