grandes-ecoles 2025 Q32

grandes-ecoles · France · x-ens-maths__psi Proof Direct Proof of a Stated Identity or Equality
We fix an integer $d \in \mathbb{N}^*$, and we equip $\mathbb{R}^d$ with the usual inner product denoted $\langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle$ and the associated Euclidean norm $\|\cdot\|$. We denote $C := \{x \in \mathbb{R}^d \mid \|x\| \leq 1\}$ the closed unit ball of $\mathbb{R}^d$, and we are given $f \in \mathcal{C}^1(\mathbb{R}^d)$. Let $x_*$ be a minimizer of $f$ on $C$. Suppose in this question that $\|x_*\| < 1$. Show that $\nabla f(x_*) = 0$.
We fix an integer $d \in \mathbb{N}^*$, and we equip $\mathbb{R}^d$ with the usual inner product denoted $\langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle$ and the associated Euclidean norm $\|\cdot\|$. We denote $C := \{x \in \mathbb{R}^d \mid \|x\| \leq 1\}$ the closed unit ball of $\mathbb{R}^d$, and we are given $f \in \mathcal{C}^1(\mathbb{R}^d)$. Let $x_*$ be a minimizer of $f$ on $C$.\\
Suppose in this question that $\|x_*\| < 1$. Show that $\nabla f(x_*) = 0$.