Given that,f(x,y)=2(x−y)2−x4−y4, we get On differentiating partially w.r.t. x,fx=4(x−y)−4x3Again differentiating partially, we getfxx=4−12x2⇒(fxx)(0,0)=4−0=4&=4−12y2 Similarly fyy=4−4⇒(fyy)(0,0)=4−0=4 and fxy=−4+0⇒(fxy)(0,0)=−4∴(fxxfyy−fxy2)(0,0)=4(4)−(−4)2=0