Finds a local maximum of a function numerically.
FindMaximum[f, x]
FindMaximum[f, {x, x0}]
FindMaximum[f, {{x, x0}, {y, y0}, …}]
FindMaximum[{f, cons}, {{x, x0}, {y, y0}, …}]
FindMaximum[{f, cons}, {x, y, …}]
FindMaximum[x Cos[x], {x, 2}]
→ {18.876013697969018, {x -> 18.902409956860023}}x /. Last[FindMaximum[x Cos[x], {x, 2}]]
→ 18.902409956860023FindMaximum[{x + y, {x, y}∈Disk[]}, {x, y}]
→ {1.7976931348623157*^308, {x -> 1.516854339326037*^308, y -> 2.8083879553627865*^307}}- AccuracyGoal — default Automatic
- EvaluationMonitor — default None
- Gradient — default Automatic
- MaxIterations — default Automatic
- Method — default Automatic
- PrecisionGoal — default Automatic
- StepMonitor — default None
- WorkingPrecision — default MachinePrecision