Assignment-1
1. Find the domain and range of the following functions:
a. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = √𝑦 − 𝑥 2
b. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = log(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )
2. Evaluate: lim (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )2
(𝑥,𝑦)→(0,0)
2𝑥 2 𝑦
3. Show that the function 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 4 +𝑦 2 has no limit as (𝑥, 𝑦) approaches (0, 0).
x𝑦
4. Show that the function 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = x2 +𝑦 2 is not continuous at (0, 0).
5. Find 𝑓𝑥 , 𝑓𝑦 , 𝑓𝑧 for the following functions:
i. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑦 − 4
ii. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2
iii. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = (𝑥 2 − 1)(𝑦 + 2)
iv. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 1/(𝑥 + 𝑦)
v. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 1 + 2𝑥 2 𝑦 − 3𝑧 2 − 4
vi. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑥𝑧
vii. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 )−1/2
viii. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑒 −𝑥𝑦𝑧
6. Find all the second-order partial derivatives of the functions:
i. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑦 − 4
ii. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2
iii. 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = (𝑥 2 − 1)(𝑦 + 2)
7. Find the value of 𝜕𝑧/𝜕𝑥 at the point (1, 1, 1) if the equation 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑧 3 𝑥 − 2𝑦𝑧 = 0
defines 𝑧 as a function of the two independent variables 𝑥 and 𝑦 and the partial
derivative exists.
8. Find the value of 𝜕𝑥/𝜕𝑧 at the point (1, −1, −3) if the equation 𝑥𝑧 + yln(𝑥) − 𝑥 2 +
4 = 0 defines 𝑥 as a function of the two independent variables 𝑦 and 𝑧 and the
partial derivative exists.
𝑢2
9. Find 𝜕𝑤/𝜕𝑣 and 𝜕𝑤/𝜕𝑢 when 𝑤 = 𝑥𝑦 + ln 𝑧 , 𝑥 = , 𝑦 = 𝑢 + 𝑣, 𝑧 = cos 𝑢.
𝑣
𝑦
10. Find 𝜕𝑤/𝜕𝑣 and 𝜕𝑤/𝜕𝑢 when 𝑤 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 , 𝑥 = 𝑢 − 2𝑣 + 1, 𝑦 = 2𝑢 + 𝑣 − 2.
11. Find all the local maxima, local minima, and saddle points of the functions in
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 + 3𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 4.
12. Find all the local maxima, local minima, and saddle points of the functions in
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 6𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 3 + 3𝑦 2 + 6𝑥𝑦.
13. Find three positive numbers whose sum is 3 and whose product is a maximum.
14. Find the greatest and smallest values that the function 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥𝑦 takes on the
ellipse
𝑥2 𝑦2
+ = 1.
8 2
15. Find the greatest and smallest values that the function 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 takes on
the circle
𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 1.