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Find the maximum and minimum values of the function F (x, y) = x² - xy - 1/2y on the circle x² + y² =1

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Final answer:

The question involves finding the extremes of a given function on the constraint of a circle, which is a problem of optimization in mathematics.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks to find the maximum and minimum values of the function F (x, y) = x² - xy - 1/2y subjected to the constraint x² + y² =1. This is a problem of optimization with a constraint, which can typically be solved using the method of Lagrange multipliers.

However, because the constraint is the equation of a circle, this particular problem can also be solved by substituting for y using the constraint and finding the extremal values directly or by parameterizing the circle using trigonometric identities and then finding the extrema.

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