Lagrange multiplier
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a method to solve constrained optimization problems
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It sits within the topics Mathematical and quantitative methods (economics), Mathematical optimization and Multivariable calculus.
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In mathematical optimization, the method of Lagrange multipliers is a strategy for finding the local maxima and minima of a function subject to equation constraints (i.e., subject to the condition that one or more equations have to be satisfied exactly by the chosen values of the variables). It is named after the mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange.
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