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An initial estimate of an optimal solution is given to be used in conjunction with the steepest ascent method to determine the maximum of the function. Which of the following statements is correct? |
A. | the function to be optimized must be differentiable. |
B. | if the initial estimate is different than the optimal solution, then the magnitude of the gradient is nonzero. |
C. | as more iterations are performed, the function values of the solutions at the end of each subsequent iteration must be increasing. |
D. | all 3 statements are correct. |
Answer» D. all 3 statements are correct. |
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