A loss landscape in one parameter is modelled by
f(x)=3x4−16x3+18x2f(x) = 3x^4 - 16x^3 + 18x^2f(x)=3x4−16x3+18x2
Find every critical point, classify each one, and decide which of the following statements is true.
Select all that apply.
x=0x = 0x=0 is the global minimum: f′(0)=0f'(0) = 0f′(0)=0 and f′′(0)>0f''(0) > 0f′′(0)>0, so nothing can be lower.
x=1x = 1x=1 is a local minimum that is not the global minimum.
fff has local minima at x=0x = 0x=0 and x=3x = 3x=3; the global minimum is at x=3x = 3x=3, where f=−27f = -27f=−27.
fff has no global minimum, because f(x)→+∞f(x) \to +\inftyf(x)→+∞ as x→±∞x \to \pm\inftyx→±∞.