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Differentiability in Multivariable Functions

This document is a tutorial sheet for MA 101: Engineering Mathematics I at IIT(BHU) for the Even Semester 2024-2025. It includes problems related to the differentiability of functions of several variables, including specific functions to analyze at the point (0, 0). The sheet also covers the application of the chain rule and provides tasks for students to demonstrate their understanding of these concepts.

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Differentiability in Multivariable Functions

This document is a tutorial sheet for MA 101: Engineering Mathematics I at IIT(BHU) for the Even Semester 2024-2025. It includes problems related to the differentiability of functions of several variables, including specific functions to analyze at the point (0, 0). The sheet also covers the application of the chain rule and provides tasks for students to demonstrate their understanding of these concepts.

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Department of Mathematical Sciences, IIT(BHU)

Even Semester 2024-2025


MA 101: Engineering Mathematics I
Tutorial Sheet 7: Functions of several variables : Differentiabilty and Chain Rule
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1. Show that the function f (x, y) = x2 + y 2 is not differential at (0, 0).

2. Discuss the differentiability of function f at (0, 0) where f (x, y), for (x, y) ∈ R2 , is

(a) |x| + |y|.


p
(b) |xy|
2
(c) * √ x2 y if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0) and f (0, 0) = 0.
x +y 2
2x2 y
(d) * x2 +y 2
if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0) and f (0, 0) = 0.
(e)

 x6 −2y4 if x2 + y 2 ̸= 0,
x2 +y 2
f (x, y) =
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0).

(f)

 √ xy if x2 + y 2 ̸= 0,
x2 +y 2
f (x, y) =
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0).

(g) x2 + sin y + y 2 ex .

3. f (x, y) = |xy| for all (x, y) ∈ R2 . Show that

(a) f is differentiable at (0, 0).


(b) fx (0, y0 ) does not exist if y0 ̸= 0.

4. Show that the function



(x2 + y 2 )cos( √ 1
) if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0),
x2 +y 2
f (x, y) =
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0).

is differentiable at (0, 0), and fx and fy are not continuous at (0, 0).

1
5. * Let

 x2 y−y2 x if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0),
x+y
f (x, y) =
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0).

Show that at (0, 0),

(a) f is continuous.
(b) fx and fy are continuous.
(c) f is differentiable.
(d) fxy ̸= fyx .

6. Let z = f (x, y), x = r cos θ and y = r sin θ.


∂f ∂f
(a) Show that ∂z
∂r
= ∂x
cos θ + ∂y
sin θ and 1 ∂z
r ∂θ
= − ∂f
∂x
sin θ + ∂f
∂y
cos θ.
∂z
(b) If f (x, y) = x2 + 2xy, show that ∂θ
= 2(x2 − xy − y 2 ).

* to be explained by tutors.

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