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MODULE-1 CALCULUS
Partial Differentiation:
 2u  2u
1. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 𝑦 , then verify that  .
xy yx


2. If u  x 2  y 2  z 2 
1 / 2
, then prove that
 2u  2u  2u
x 2
 
y 2
 0.
z 2
3. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑦 2 𝑧 + 𝑧 2 𝑥, then show that 𝑢𝑥 + 𝑢𝑦 + 𝑢𝑧 = (𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧)2
𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
4. If 𝑧 = 𝑒 𝑎𝑥+𝑏𝑦 𝑓(𝑎𝑥 − 𝑏𝑦) , show that 𝑏 𝜕𝑥 + 𝑎 𝜕𝑦 = 2𝑎𝑏𝑧 [June 2025, Feb 2023, Feb 2022]
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 3
5. If u=log(𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 + 𝑧 3 − 3𝑥𝑦𝑧) then show that 𝜕𝑥 + 𝜕𝑦 + 𝜕𝑧 = 𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 .

6. If u(x + y) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 then prove that ( 𝜕𝑢

𝜕𝑥
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
+ 𝜕𝑦 )2 = 4( 𝜕𝑥 + 𝜕𝑦 )
𝜕2𝑧 𝜕2𝑧
[Link] z = sin(ax+y) + cos(ax-y) then prove that = 𝑎2 𝜕𝑦 2 .
𝜕𝑥 2

Total derivative and Chain rule:

𝑑𝑢
1. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 3 𝑦 2 + 𝑥 2 𝑦 3 where 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑡 2 , 𝑦 = 2𝑎𝑡, find . [Dec 2016]
𝑑𝑡
𝑥 𝑑𝑢
2. If 𝑢 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (𝑦) where 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑡 − 𝑒 −𝑡 , 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑡 + 𝑒 −𝑡 , find . [June 2017]
𝑑𝑡
𝑦 𝑑𝑢
3. If 𝑢 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (𝑥 ) where 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑡 − 𝑒 −𝑡 , 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑡 + 𝑒 −𝑡 , find . [June 2018]
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑢
4. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 where 𝑥 = 𝑒 2𝑡 , 𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑡, 𝑧 = 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑡, find 2𝑡
. [Dec 2015]
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑢
5. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 where 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡, 𝑦 = 𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 find [Aug 2022]
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑢
6. If 𝑢 = log(𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧) where 𝑥 = 𝑒 −𝑡 , 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡, 𝑧 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡, find 𝑑𝑡
𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
7. If 𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) where 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑢 − 𝑒 −𝑣 , 𝑦 = 𝑒 −𝑢 − 𝑒 𝑣 prove that 𝜕𝑢 − 𝜕𝑣 = 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 − 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 [Dec 2015]
2
 z   z   z   z 
2 2 2
1
8. If 𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) where 𝑥 = 𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃, 𝑦 = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 prove that          2  
 x   y   r  r   
[June 2018, 2017, Dec 2017, 2014]
yx zx u u u
9. If u  u ,  , find the value of x 2  y2  z2 [Dec 2011]
 xy zx  x y z
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
10. If 𝑢 = 𝑓 (𝑦 − 𝑧, 𝑧 − 𝑥, 𝑥 − 𝑦) then prove that + 𝜕𝑦 + 𝜕𝑧 = 0 [Jan 2021, Dec 2018, 2017, June 2015]
𝜕𝑥
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
11. If 𝑢 = 𝑓 (𝑥 − 𝑦, 𝑦 − 𝑧, 𝑧 − 𝑥 ), show that 𝜕𝑥 + 𝜕𝑦 + 𝜕𝑧 = 0 [July 2021, Aug 2020, Dec 2019]
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
12. If 𝑢 = 𝑓 (𝑦 , 𝑧 , 𝑥) then prove that 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 + 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 + 𝑧 𝜕𝑧 = 0
[June 2025, Feb 2022, June 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, Dec 2019, 2016]
1 𝜕𝑢 1 𝜕𝑢 1 𝜕𝑢
13. If 𝑢 = 𝑓 (2𝑥 − 3𝑦, 3𝑦 − 4𝑧, 4𝑧 − 2𝑥) then find + 3 𝜕𝑦 + 4 𝜕𝑧 [June 2024, Dec2023,June 2017, Dec 2013]
2 𝜕𝑥
14. If 𝑢 = 𝑓 (2𝑥 − 3𝑦, 3𝑦 − 4𝑧, 4𝑧 − 2𝑥) then find 6𝑢𝑥 + 4𝑢𝑦 + 3𝑢𝑧 = 0 [Aug 2022]
𝑦 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
15. If 𝑢 = 𝑓 (𝑥𝑧, 𝑧 ) prove that 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 − 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 − 𝑧 𝜕𝑧 = 0
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Maxima and Minima:

16. Find the extreme values of f ( x, y)  x3  3xy 2  15x 2  15 y 2  72 x [June 2024, Aug 2020, June 2017]
17. Find the extreme values of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 − 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟏𝟐𝒚 + 𝟐𝟎
[June 2025, Feb 2023, Feb 2022, June 2019, Dec 2019, June 2018]
18. Find the extreme values of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟑 𝒚𝟐 (𝟏 − 𝒙 − 𝒚) [Dec 2012]
19. Find the extreme values of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 − 𝟑𝒂𝒙𝒚, 𝒂 > 𝟎 [June 2011]
20. Find the extreme values of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟒 + 𝒚𝟒 − 𝟐(𝒙 − 𝒚)𝟐 [June 2015]
21. Examine the function 𝒙𝒚(𝒂 − 𝒙 − 𝒚) for extreme values. [June 2016]
22. Examine the function 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝟏 + 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 ) for extreme values. [Dec 2012]
23. Find the extreme values of 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 + 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒚 + 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝒙 + 𝒚) [June 2016]
24. Examine the function 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐𝒚 − 𝒙𝟐 − 𝒚𝟐 for its extreme values. [Jan 2021]
𝒂 𝒂
25. Show that the function 𝒙𝒚(𝒂 − 𝒙 − 𝒚) is maximum at ( , ). Hence find maximum value if 𝒂 > 𝟎. [July 2021]
𝟑 𝟑

26. Show that the function 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 − 𝟔𝟑𝒙 − 𝟔𝟑𝒚 + 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝒚 is maximum at (-7, -7) [Aug 2022]
27. Show that the function 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 − 𝟑𝒙𝒚 + 𝟏 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒂𝒕 (𝟏, 𝟏)

Jacobians:
2𝑦𝑧 3𝑥𝑧 4𝑥𝑦 (𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
28. If 𝑢 = ,𝑣 = and 𝑤 = then find 𝐽 ( (𝑥,𝑦,𝑧) ) [Feb2023]
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
 ( x, y )
29. If 𝑥 = 𝑢 (1 − 𝑣), 𝑦 = 𝑢 𝑣 then evaluate
 (u , v) [Dec 2011]
 (r , )
30. If 𝑥 = 𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 and 𝑦 = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 find
 ( x, y )
 (u, v)
31. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 , 𝑣 = 2𝑥𝑦 and 𝑥 = 𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃, 𝑦 = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 determine the value of
 (r , )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣)
32. If 𝑢 = 𝑒 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑦, 𝑣 = 𝑒 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑦 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦) [Aug 2022]
 ( x, y , z )
33. If 𝑥 = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠∅, 𝑦 = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑠𝑖𝑛∅ and 𝑧 = 𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 find [June 2018, 2016, Dec 2013]
 ( r , ,  )
 (u, v, w)
34. Find where 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 , 𝑣 = 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧𝑥, 𝑤 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧
 ( x, y , z )
[July 2021, Dec 2019, Dec 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, June 2017]
xy yz zx  (u, v, w) 
35. If u  and v  and w  then show that J    4 [Dec 2016, 2010, June 2016, 2015]
z x y  ( x , y , z ) 
(u, v, w)
36. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 𝑧 3 , 𝑣 = 𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧, 𝑤 = 2𝑥 2 – 𝑥𝑦, Evaluate at [1, −1, 0] [June 2018]
 ( x, y , z )
(u, v, w)
37. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 + 3𝑦 2 − 𝑧 3 , 𝑣 = 4𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧, 𝑤 = 2𝑧 2 – 𝑥𝑦, Evaluate at [1, −1, 0]
 ( x, y , z )
[Feb 2022, June 2019, Dec2018, Dec 2016, 2015]
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(u, v, w)
38. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 + 3𝑦 2 , 𝑣 = 4𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧, 𝑤 = 2𝑧 2 – 𝑥𝑦 Evaluate at [1, −1, 0] [Dec 2017]
 ( x, y , z )
( x, y, z)
39. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑢, 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑢𝑣, 𝑧 = 𝑢𝑣𝑤, then evaluate
(u, v, w ) [June 2018, 2015, Dec 2015]
 ( x, y , z )
40. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑢, 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑣, 𝑧 = 𝑢𝑣𝑤, find [Dec 2017, 2011]
 (u, v, w)
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
41. If 𝑢 = 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧 ; 𝑣 = 𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑧 ; 𝑤 = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 − 𝑥𝑧 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 (𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)
=0 [Jan 2021]
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 (u, v, w)
42. If 𝑢 = 𝑦−𝑧 , 𝑣 = 𝑧−𝑥 , 𝑤 = 𝑥−𝑦 , find [June 2017]
 ( x, y , z )
 ( x, y )
43. Given 𝑥 = 𝑎(𝑢 + 𝑣), 𝑦 = 𝑏(1 − 𝑣) and 𝑢 = 𝑟 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜃, 𝑣 = 𝑟 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝜃 find [Dec 2017]
 ( r , )
𝜕(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤)
44. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 cos 𝑦 cos 𝑧 , 𝑣 = 𝑥 cos 𝑦 sin 𝑧 , 𝑤 = 𝑥 sin 𝑦 , 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 = −𝑥 2 cos 𝑦. [Aug 2020]
𝜕(𝑥,𝑦,𝑧)

Taylor’s and Maclaurins series for a function of Two variables

1. Expand 𝑒 𝑥 cosy as a taylor’s series about the point (1,π/4).

𝑦
2. Expand 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1( ⁄𝑥 ) as a taylor’s series about the point (1,1).
3. Expand 𝑒 𝑥 log(1+y) in powers of x,y upto 2𝑛𝑑 degree.
4. Expand x𝑦 2 +cos(xy) as a taylor’s series about the point (1,π/2).
5. Expand cosxcosy in powers of x,y upto 2𝑛𝑑 degree by using Maclaurin’s series.
6. Expand 𝑒 𝑥 siny in powers of x,y upto 2𝑛𝑑 degree.

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