Further Mathematics GCSE
Stationary Point
What Stationary Point means in Further Mathematics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Stationary Point
A point on a surface where the tangent plane is horizontal; the partial derivatives with respect to all variables are zero.
Topics that use Stationary Point
- Additional Pure Mathematics (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Mixed Derivative Theorem (Clairaut's Theorem)
- Partial Derivative
- Tangent Plane
- Hessian Matrix
- Saddle Point
Using Stationary Point in the exam
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