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Calculus 2 Tutorial: Differentials & Gradients

This document is a tutorial for a Calculus 2 course at the University of Zimbabwe, focusing on various mathematical problems. It includes tasks such as finding total differentials, gradients, tangent planes, and classifying stationary points for given functions. The tutorial is structured into sections with specific problems to solve, emphasizing practical applications of calculus concepts.

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Calculus 2 Tutorial: Differentials & Gradients

This document is a tutorial for a Calculus 2 course at the University of Zimbabwe, focusing on various mathematical problems. It includes tasks such as finding total differentials, gradients, tangent planes, and classifying stationary points for given functions. The tutorial is structured into sections with specific problems to solve, emphasizing practical applications of calculus concepts.

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UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
HMTH111 CALCULUS 2 | TUTORIAL 7-8/PS

1. Find the total differential of the following functions.


x2
(i) z = 3x2 y 3 (ii) z = (iii) z = x cos y − y cos x (iv) w = ex cos y + z
y
1 2 2 x+y
(v) w = x2 yz 2 sin yz (vi) z = (ex +y − e−x −y ) (vii) z = ex sin y (viii) w =
2 2
.
2 z − 2y
2. Find the gradient of the function at the indicated point.
(i) h(x, y) = x tan y at (2, π4 ) (ii) h(x, y) = y cos(x − y) at (0, π3 ) (iii) g(x, y) = ye−x at
2

(0, 5) (iv) w = xy 2 z 2 at (2, 1, 1).


3. Find an equation of the tangent plane to the √surface at the indicated point.
(i) z = 25 − x − y at (3, 1, 15) (ii) z = x2 + y 2 at (3, 4, 5) (iii) x2 + 4y 2 + z 2 = 36 at
2 2

(2, −2, 4) (iv) xy 2 + 3x − z 2 = 4 at (2, 1, −2) (v) xyz + x2 − 2y 2 + z 3 = 14 at (5, −2, 3).
4. Find an equation for the tangent plane and find the symmetric equations for the normal line
to the surface at the indicated point. ( )
−1 y
(i) x + y + z = 9 at (1, 2, 4) (ii) xy − z = 0 at (−2, −3, 6) (iii) z = tan
2 2
at (1, 1, π4 )
x
(iv) xyz = 10 at (1, 2, 5) (v) x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 9 at (1, 2, 2).
5. Find and classify the stationary points of
(a) f (x, y) = x2 − 2xy + 2y 2 − 2x + 2y + 4
(b) f (x, y) = x5 + y 5 − x2 − y 2 + 1
(c) f (x, y) = 2x2 + 2xy + y 2 + 2x − 3
(d) f (x, y) = x3 + y 3 − 3x − 12y + 20
(e) f (x, y) = 4xy − y 4 − x4

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