A Gentle Introduction To Method Of Lagrange Multipliers

The method of Lagrange multipliers is a simple and elegant method of finding the local minima or local maxima of a function subject to equality or inequality constraints. Lagrange multipliers are also called undetermined multipliers. In this tutorial we’ll talk about this method when given equality constraints. 

In this tutorial, you will discover the method of Lagrange multipliers and how to find the local minimum or maximum of a function when equality constraints are present.

After completing this tutorial, you will know:

• How to find points of local maximum or minimum of a function with equality constraints
• Method of Lagrange multipliers with equality constraints

Let’s get started.