Should the function be a] Piecewise affine or b] Convex and piecewise affine?
I'm doing the MOOC on Convex Optimization by Stephen Boyd and came across this question in the exercises. The answer which is given there is b] but I think a] suffices.
Should the function be a] Piecewise affine or b] Convex and piecewise affine?
I'm doing the MOOC on Convex Optimization by Stephen Boyd and came across this question in the exercises. The answer which is given there is b] but I think a] suffices.
Hint: According to your definition, a polyhedron is always convex. What about the epigraph of a function?