BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE-PILANI,

HYDERABAD CAMPUS

SEMESTER I, 2025-2026
HOMEWORK, DATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2025
COURSE NO: MATH F101 COURSE NAME: MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS
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(1) In the following four functions:

(a) Find the function’s domain.
(b) Find the function’s range.
(c) Describe the function’s level curves/level surfaces.
(d) Determine if the domain is an open region, a closed region, neither, or both.
(e) Determine if the domain is bounded or unbounded.
(f) Find the boundary of the function’s domain.

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(i) f (x, y) = 9 − x2 − y 2 .
y
(ii) f (x, y) = tan−1 .
x
(iii) f (x, y) = ln 9 − x2 − y 2 .

(iv) f (x, y, z) = ln x2 + y 2 + z 2 .

(2) Find the limits of the following:

cos y + 1
(i) lim .
(x,y)→(π/2,0) y − sin x
x−y
(ii) lim .
(x,y)→(2,2) x4 − y 4

2xy + yz
(iii) lim .
(x,y,z)→(1,−1,−1) x2 + z 2

(3) Let

x 2 if x ≥ 0,
f (x, y) =
x 3 if x < 0.

(i) Find lim f (x, y).

(x,y)→(3,−2)
(ii) Find lim f (x, y).
(x,y)→(0,0)

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(4) Find lim x cos if it exists.
(x,y)→(0,0) y

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(5) Define f (0, 0) so that the function

x2 − y 2
f (x, y) = xy
x2 + y 2
is continuous at (0, 0).

(6) Find δ > 0 for each of the following functions and given ϵ:
x3 + y 4
(i) f (x, y) = , and f (0, 0) = 0, ϵ = 0.02.
x2 + y 2
(ii) f (x, y, z) = xyz, ϵ = 0.008.

(7) Let 
3 4
 sin(x + y )

if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0),
f (x, y) = x2 + y 2
0

if (x, y) = (0, 0).
Compute fx (0, 0), fy (0, 0), fxy (0, 0), fyx (0, 0).

(8) Let 
2
 xy

if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0),
f (x, y) = x2 + y 4
0

if (x, y) = (0, 0).
Show that fx (0, 0), fy (0, 0) exist but f is not differentiable at (0, 0).

(9) Let 
x3
if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0),


f (x, y) = x2 + y 4
0

if (x, y) = (0, 0).
Show that fx (0, 0), fy (0, 0) exist but fx (x, y) and fy (x, y) are not continuous at (0, 0).
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(10) Let f (x, y) = (x2 + y 2 ) 3 . Prove that f is continuous at (0, 0) but fx (0, 0) and fy (0, 0) does
not exist.

(11) Let   
(x2 + y 2 ) sin √
 1
if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0),
f (x, y) = x2 +y 2
0

if (x, y) = (0, 0).
Show that f is differentiable at (0, 0).

(12) Let 
 sin(x − y)

if |x| + |y| ̸= 0,
f (x, y) = |x| + |y|
0

if (x, y) = (0, 0).
Is f continuous at (0, 0)?
x−y
(13) Let f (x, y) = . Find the directions u and the values of Du f (− 12 , 32 ) for which
x+y
(i) Du f (− 21 , 32 ) is largest.
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(ii) Du f (− 12 , 32 ) is smallest.
(iii) Du f (− 12 , 32 ) = 1.

(14) At the point (1, 2), the function f (x, y) has a derivative of 2 in the direction toward (2, 2)
and a derivative of −2 in the direction toward (1, 1).
(i) Find fx (1, 2) and fy (1, 2).
(a) Find the derivative of f at (1, 2) in the direction toward the point (4, 6).