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Machine Learning Foundations · Quiz 2 · 23 Nov 2025 · September 2025 term

Question 13: For what value of\ will gradient descent reach the minim…

Question 13

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Consider the task of minimizing the function
. Let
be some arbitrary point in the plane other than the origin.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

For what value of
will gradient descent reach the minimum after exactly one step? Enter your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Correct answer: 0.5 (accepted within ±0.01)

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Question 13 of 17 in the IIT Madras BS Machine Learning Foundations (MLF) Quiz 2 paper sat on 23 Nov 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M DIPLOMA AN EXAM QDD2 23 Nov 2025 NEW). It carries 2 marks.

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