Department of Mathematics

UNIT - III
Multivariable Functions and Partial Differentiation
Tutorial Sheet
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1. If x = r cos θ, y = r sin θ, then ∂r
+ ∂θ
=
∂2z
2. If z = x sin y + y sin x, then ∂x∂y
=
2 +xy ∂z
3. If z = e2x , then ∂y
=

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4. The steady state temperature of a metal sheet is T (x, y) = x2 − a2 y 2 . The values of ’a’

C
for which T (x, y) satisfies the Laplace equation Txx + Tyy = 0 are

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∂u
5. If u = y cos(xy) then ∂y
at the point (1, π) is

6. If V = f (x − ct) + g(x + ct) where f and g are arbitrary functions of x − ct and x + ct

s,
2 2
respectively and c is a constant, then show that ∂∂tV2 = c2 ∂∂xV2

ic
x+y ∂2u ∂2u
7. If u = , verify that =

at
x−y ∂x∂y ∂y∂x

2
8. If u = ae−gx sin(nt − gx), where a, g and n are positive constants and ∂u
= µ ∂∂xu2 , show
q
m ∂t
n
that g = 2µ
he

9. If V is the volume and S is the total surface area of rectangular box of length x, breadth
at

y and height z, find

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(i) the rate of change of V with respect to x if y = 4 and z = 12.

(ii) the rate of change of S with respect to z if x = 3 and y = 4.
to

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∂ ∂ ∂ −9
10. If u = log(x3 + y 3 + z 3 − 3xyz), then show that ∂x + ∂y + ∂z u= (x+y+z)2
en

11. Given z = xy 2 + x2 y where x and y are functions of t with x(1) = 1, y(1) = 2, x0 (1) = 3
and y 0 (1) = 4. The value of dz at t = 1 is
tm

dt

dy
12. For the implicit function (cos x)y = (sin y)x , dx
=
ar

13. Given ’t’ represents time and u = x2 − y 2 , x = 1t , y = et then the rate of change of u with
respect to ’t’ is
ep

dy
14. For the implicit function ex − ey = 2xy, =
D

dx
dz
15. Given, x2 + y 2 + 3xz = 1 and x + y = 1, then dx
=
∂z
16. If z = z(x, y), x = eu sin v, y = ev cos v, then ∂x
=

17. If u = xyz where x = e−t , y = e−t sin2 t, z = sin t, then find du

dt
 Multivariable Functions and Partial Differentiation

dz
18. If z = x2 + 2xy + 4y 2 and y = e3x , find dx
.

19. If z is a function of x and y and if x = eu sin v, y = eu cos v, prove that

∂z ∂z ∂z
(i) ∂x
= x ∂u + y ∂y
 
(ii) ∂z
∂u
= e−u sin v ∂x∂z ∂z
+ cos v ∂y

20. If f (x − y, y − z, z − x), show that ∂u

∂x
+ ∂u
∂y
+ ∂u
∂z
= 0.

E
 

C
∂2u
21. If u = x2 tan−1 xy − y 2 tan−1 xy , determine ∂x∂y


.

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22. Match the following:
 
u v x,y 1
i) If x = e sin v, y = e cos v then J u,v
= a) 4 sin 2u

s,
b) minimum
If (a, b) is a stationary point of f (x, y) and c) eu+v (sin v cos v − sin2 v)

ic
sin 2u
ii) fxx = 3, fxy = 2 and fyy = 2 at this point, d)

at
4
then the nature of (a, b) is
iii) The nature of the point (1, −1) to the func- e) Neither maximum nor minimum
m
tion f (x, y) = x3 + 3xy 2 − 3y 2 + 7 is
he
f) Saddle point
∂(x,y) ∂(x,y) 1 ∂(u,v)
iv) If ∂(u,v)
= v sin 2u and ∂(v,θ)
= 4
then ∂(r,θ)
= g) maximum
at

h) eu+v (sin v cos v − sin2 v) − eu cos v

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23. Find the extreme values of sin x + sin y + sin(x + y).

24. Find the volume of largest rectangular parallelepiped that can be inscribed in an ellipsoid
2
x2 2
+ yb2 + zc2 = 1.
to

a2

25. Find the maximum and minimum distances of the point (1, 2, 3) from the sphere x2 +
en

y 2 + z 2 = 56 using Lagrange’s Method of undetermined multipliers.

x2 +y 2 x2 −y 2
tm

26. Show that u = x+y

, v= x+y
are functionally dependent and find the relation between
them.
ar

∂(u,v,w)
27. For u = xyz, v = yz + zx + xy, w = x + y + z, find ∂(x,y,z)
.
ep

28. If x = er sec u, y = er tan u, then verify that J 0 = 1.

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