Maximize
 Usage
• Maximize[f, {x, y, ... }] maximizes f with respect to x, y, ... .
• Maximize[{f, cons}, {x, y, ... }] maximizes f subject to the constraints cons.
Notes
• Maximize returns a list of the form { , {x ->  , y ->  , ... }}. • cons can contain equations, inequalities or logical combinations of these. • If f and cons are linear or polynomial, Maximize will always find a global maximum. • Maximize will return exact results if given exact input. • If the maximum is achieved only infinitesimally outside the region defined by the constraints, or only asymptotically, Maximize will return the supremum and the closest specifiable point. • By default, all variables are assumed to be real. • x  Integers can be used to specify that a variable can take on only integer values. • If the constraints cannot be satisfied, Maximize returns {-Infinity, {x -> Indeterminate, ... }}. • New in Version 5.
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