How do we conclude that $nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i$?












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Writing the function as $$f(p) =sum_{i=1}^nlangle p-p_i,p-p_irangle,$$we have $$Df(p)(v) =sum_{i=1}^n 2langle p-p_i,vrangle.$$So, write this as $$Df(p)(v) =leftlangle 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i,v rightrangle$$to conclude that $$nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i. $$ So $nabla f (p) $ is the zero vector if and only if $$p= frac{1}{n}sum_{i=1}^n p_i. $$To see that this gives the minimum, compute the Hessian: $$D^2f(overline{p})(v,w) = Clangle v,wrangle $$for some $C>0$. Since $D^2f (overline{p})$ is positive-definite, we are done.




For the part $$Df(p)(v) =leftlangle 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i,v rightrangle$$How do we conclude that $$nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i$$since we can't divide by a vector?










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    I'm trying to show that $bar{p}$ is a minimum




    Writing the function as $$f(p) =sum_{i=1}^nlangle p-p_i,p-p_irangle,$$we have $$Df(p)(v) =sum_{i=1}^n 2langle p-p_i,vrangle.$$So, write this as $$Df(p)(v) =leftlangle 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i,v rightrangle$$to conclude that $$nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i. $$ So $nabla f (p) $ is the zero vector if and only if $$p= frac{1}{n}sum_{i=1}^n p_i. $$To see that this gives the minimum, compute the Hessian: $$D^2f(overline{p})(v,w) = Clangle v,wrangle $$for some $C>0$. Since $D^2f (overline{p})$ is positive-definite, we are done.




    For the part $$Df(p)(v) =leftlangle 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i,v rightrangle$$How do we conclude that $$nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i$$since we can't divide by a vector?










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      I'm trying to show that $bar{p}$ is a minimum




      Writing the function as $$f(p) =sum_{i=1}^nlangle p-p_i,p-p_irangle,$$we have $$Df(p)(v) =sum_{i=1}^n 2langle p-p_i,vrangle.$$So, write this as $$Df(p)(v) =leftlangle 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i,v rightrangle$$to conclude that $$nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i. $$ So $nabla f (p) $ is the zero vector if and only if $$p= frac{1}{n}sum_{i=1}^n p_i. $$To see that this gives the minimum, compute the Hessian: $$D^2f(overline{p})(v,w) = Clangle v,wrangle $$for some $C>0$. Since $D^2f (overline{p})$ is positive-definite, we are done.




      For the part $$Df(p)(v) =leftlangle 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i,v rightrangle$$How do we conclude that $$nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i$$since we can't divide by a vector?










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      I'm trying to show that $bar{p}$ is a minimum




      Writing the function as $$f(p) =sum_{i=1}^nlangle p-p_i,p-p_irangle,$$we have $$Df(p)(v) =sum_{i=1}^n 2langle p-p_i,vrangle.$$So, write this as $$Df(p)(v) =leftlangle 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i,v rightrangle$$to conclude that $$nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i. $$ So $nabla f (p) $ is the zero vector if and only if $$p= frac{1}{n}sum_{i=1}^n p_i. $$To see that this gives the minimum, compute the Hessian: $$D^2f(overline{p})(v,w) = Clangle v,wrangle $$for some $C>0$. Since $D^2f (overline{p})$ is positive-definite, we are done.




      For the part $$Df(p)(v) =leftlangle 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i,v rightrangle$$How do we conclude that $$nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i$$since we can't divide by a vector?







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          There is an integral Theorem in Analysis linking the directional derivative to the derivative. To be more precise:



          Let $f : mathbb{R}^n rightarrow mathbb{R}$ be continous differentiable in $x_0$. The directional derivative $Df(x_0)(v)$ exists for every $v in mathbb{R}^n setminus {0}$ and one has $Df(x_0)(v) = langle nabla f(x_0),v rangle$.



          So for your problem you immediately get that $nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i$






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            There is an integral Theorem in Analysis linking the directional derivative to the derivative. To be more precise:



            Let $f : mathbb{R}^n rightarrow mathbb{R}$ be continous differentiable in $x_0$. The directional derivative $Df(x_0)(v)$ exists for every $v in mathbb{R}^n setminus {0}$ and one has $Df(x_0)(v) = langle nabla f(x_0),v rangle$.



            So for your problem you immediately get that $nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i$






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              There is an integral Theorem in Analysis linking the directional derivative to the derivative. To be more precise:



              Let $f : mathbb{R}^n rightarrow mathbb{R}$ be continous differentiable in $x_0$. The directional derivative $Df(x_0)(v)$ exists for every $v in mathbb{R}^n setminus {0}$ and one has $Df(x_0)(v) = langle nabla f(x_0),v rangle$.



              So for your problem you immediately get that $nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i$






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                There is an integral Theorem in Analysis linking the directional derivative to the derivative. To be more precise:



                Let $f : mathbb{R}^n rightarrow mathbb{R}$ be continous differentiable in $x_0$. The directional derivative $Df(x_0)(v)$ exists for every $v in mathbb{R}^n setminus {0}$ and one has $Df(x_0)(v) = langle nabla f(x_0),v rangle$.



                So for your problem you immediately get that $nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i$






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                There is an integral Theorem in Analysis linking the directional derivative to the derivative. To be more precise:



                Let $f : mathbb{R}^n rightarrow mathbb{R}$ be continous differentiable in $x_0$. The directional derivative $Df(x_0)(v)$ exists for every $v in mathbb{R}^n setminus {0}$ and one has $Df(x_0)(v) = langle nabla f(x_0),v rangle$.



                So for your problem you immediately get that $nabla f(p) = 2np-sum_{i=1}^n2p_i$







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