Science Bowl Question

📅 MIT Science Bowl 2022🎓 HS🔄 Round 13#️⃣ Question 7 TOSS UP✍️ Short Answer

Suppose that f(x,y) is a smooth function with a saddle point at the origin. By name or number, identify all of the following statements which must be true of f at the origin: 1) The gradient of f is zero 2) The second derivatives of f in x and in y have opposite signs 3) f does not have a local maximum at the origin

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