MAT1052, Lecture 8 Problems
1. Find and sketch the domain of the functions:
√
a) f (x, y) = x + y
b) f (x, y) = ln(9 − x2 − 9y 2 )
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y − x2
c) f (x, y) =
1 − x2
d) f (x, y) = arcsin(x2 + y 2 − 2)
f) f (x, y) = cos(x2 + y 2 )
2. Let f (x, y) = x2 e3xy
a) Evaluate f (2, 0).
b) Find the domain of f .
c) Find the range of f .
3. Sketch the graph of the function
a) f (x, y) = y.
b) f (x, y) = y 2 + 1
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c) f (x, y) = x2 + y 2
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d) f (x, y) = 16 − x2 − 16y 2
e) f (x, y) = 10 − 4x − 5y
f) f (x, y) = 3 − x2 − y 2
4. Draw the contour diagrams of the following functions
a) f (x, y) = (y − 2x)2
b) f (x, y) = y − ln x
c) f (x, y) = ey/x
5. sketch both a contour diagram and a graph of the function and compare them
a) f (x, y) = x2 + 9y 2
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b) f (x, y) = 36 − 9x2 − 4y 2
6. Match the following functions with their correct contour diagrams (explain your
choices).
(i) f (x, y) = x
(ii) f (x, y) = |x − y|
(iii) f (x, y) = −xy
(iv) f (x, y) = x2 + y
(v) f (x, y) = −x2 − y 2 .