If $F_0\cap G_0=\emptyset$ then $x$ is a local minimum of function

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Consider the theorem:

Theorem statement

Consider the following linear optimization problem $$\max 2x_1+3x_2$$ $$\text{s.t.} x_1+x_2\le8\\ -x_1+2x_2\le4\\ x_1,x_2\ge0$$

a) For each extreme point verify if necessary condition of theorem is satisfied.

b)Find the optimal solution and justify the optimality of the solution.

First we switch the problem to $\min$. Thus we have $$\min -2x_1-3x_2$$ $$s.t. x_1+x_2\le8\\ -x_1+2x_2\le4\\ x_1,x_2\ge0$$

Drawing the feasible region we found that there are only 3 extreme points: $A=(0,2),B=(4,4),C=(0,8)$.

Notice that $A$ is the only point that satisfies the constraint conditions.

Now we try to see that $F_0\cap G_0=\emptyset$. We first calculate the gradients

$\nabla f(A)=(-2,-3)^t,\nabla g_1(A)=(1,1)^t,\nabla g_2(A)=(-1,2)^t$.

And $\nabla f(A)^td=-2d_1-3d_2$

$\nabla g_1(A)^td=d_1+d_2$

$\nabla g_2(A)^td=-d_1+d_2$

We ask the 3 of them to be less than zero.

My question is how can I check that $F_0\cap G_0=\emptyset$ ?

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More systematic way to do that is to use Gordan's theorem (e.g. you can find it in Bazaraa et al, Theorem 2.4.9). You need to check that the system $$ Ad=\begin{bmatrix}1 & 1\\-1 & 1\\-2 & -3\end{bmatrix}d<0 $$ is inconsistent. It is equivalent to existence of a non-zero solution to $$ A^Tp=0,\quad p\ge 0. $$ It is easier in general to deal with equalities because one may use the standard elimination technique: $$ A^T=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 & -2\\ 1 & 1 & -3 \end{bmatrix}\sim \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 & -2\\ 0 & 2 & -1 \end{bmatrix}. $$ Thus all the solutions to $A^Tp=0$ are $$ \begin{cases} p_1&=p_2+2p_3,\\ 2p_2&=p_3. \end{cases} $$ It is easy to find a positive solution e.g. if we take $p_3=2$, we get $p=(5,1,2)$, hence, the original system of inequalities is inconsistent and $F_0\cap G_0=\emptyset$.

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Notice that $d_1+d_2<0$ and $-d_1+d_2<0$ implies that $d_2<-|d_1|$, or $-d_2>|d_1|$. Hence $-2d_1-3d_2>-2d_1+3|d_1|\geqslant0$ for all $d_1\in\mathbb{R}$.

You can also draw a picture (good for these 2d geometric problems):

Intersection of sets