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Publication Date: 2010-May
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Characterization of a Quadratic Function in Rn
Xu, Conway
College Mathematics Journal, v41 n3 p212-213 May 2010
It is proved that a scalar-valued function "f"(x) defined in "n"-dimensional space must be quadratic, if the intersection of tangent planes at x[subscript 1] and x[subscript 2] always contains the midpoint of the line joining x[subscript 1] and x[subscript 2]. This is the converse of a result of Stenlund proved in this JOURNAL in 2001.
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