on the region
.
,
which is outside the specified domain.
By the second derivative test
A question arises: Does f(x,y) have an absolute or relative minimum at (0,0)?
Well, f(0,0) = 4 and as long as
we have
,
so f has
an absolute minimum at (0, 0).
A little analysis shows that the maximum value
of 7 occurs at (-1, 1)
and (1, 1).
.
So,
for all
(x,y) in the given domain. Furthermore,
so the absolute maximum is taken on at these
two points.