Question: 2. [10 points] (Subdifferential Computation) Consider the following function f(x) = max 0, 1 2 (x 2 1) , x R. (a) Show that f

2. [10 points] (Subdifferential Computation) Consider the following function f(x) = max 0, 1 2 (x 2 1) , x R. (a) Show that f is a convex function. (b) Draw a plot of f(x) versus x. (Your plot doesn't have to be precise, as long as it serves the purpose for part (c). (c) Based on the plot, write down your conjecture for the subdifferential f(x) for all x R. (d) Prove that your conjecture in part (c) is indeed correct. (Don't forget to give the converse argument, i.e., no point outside of your characterization of subdifferential is a subgradient)

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related Mathematics Questions!