Maximize

Maximize(unary-function, variable)

returns the maximum of the unary function for the given variable.

See

• Wikipedia - Derivative test

Examples

>> Maximize(-x^4-7*x^3+2*x^2 - 42,x)
{-42-7*(-21/8-Sqrt(505)/8)^3+2*(21/8+Sqrt(505)/8)^2-(21/8+Sqrt(505)/8)^4,{x->-21/8-Sqrt(505)/8}}

Print a message if no maximum can be found

>> Maximize(x^4+7*x^3-2*x^2 + 42, x)
{Infinity,{x->-Infinity}}

Related terms

Minimize

Implementation status

• ✅ - full supported

Github

• Implementation of Maximize