The Steepest Descent Algorithm for Unconstrained Optimization and ...
The Steepest Descent Algorithm for Unconstrained Optimization and ...
The Steepest Descent Algorithm for Unconstrained Optimization and ...
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Figure 1: <strong>The</strong> contours of a convex quadratic function are ellipsoids.<br />
4.2 Example 2: Hem-Stitching<br />
Consider the function<br />
f(x) = 1 2 xT Qx − c T x +10<br />
where Q <strong>and</strong> c are given by:<br />
<strong>and</strong><br />
Q =<br />
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