Mar 27, 2013 · What is the difference between minimum and infimum? I have a great confusion about this.

May 9, 2017 · I'm searching for some symbol representing minimum that is commonly used in math equations.

What is the difference between the minimum value and the lower bound of a function? To me, it seems that they are the same.

May 10, 2016 · I have been playing the app Euclidea, I have been doing quite well but this one has me stumped. "Construct a triangle whose perimeter is the minimum possible whose …

Jan 30, 2022 · Otherwise, continue as follows: The definition of 'distance' is the minimum distance between any two points A,B on the two lines. So assume points A,B are the ones who provide …

Aug 9, 2015 · In this case, it is easy to get $ (0,0,0)$. But, if the question is to find minimum of $ (x^2+y^2+z^2)/xyz$, then how we could solve this using a standard approach like we do in the …

Jan 31, 2021 · Find the minimum value of the equation $|x-1|+|x-2|+|x+1|+|x+2|$. I checked the values at x=1,x=2,x=-1 and x=-2 and getting the answer 6. Is there any other way to find the …

Apr 21, 2025 · This is now the top result for the Google search 'maximize minimum of linear functions'. It's feels a bit condescending to read that one should search carefully before trying …

Mar 26, 2014 · Proof that the minimum value of the quadratic form $n^T A n$ is the minimum eigenvalue of a real symmetric matrix $A$ for a unit vector $n$: Let $A=UDU^T$ be its eigen …

Apr 28, 2017 · The minimum distance is $0$ and the corresponding point on the ellipse is $\left (\frac95,\frac {12}5\right)$. For the other (farthest) point, use the inverse of the transformation …