Republic of the Philippines
CATANDUANES STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
Virac, Catanduanes
PROBLEM SET 4
MATH 1E- CALCULUS 1
1st Semester, S.Y., 2025-2026
I. Lesson 4 – PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS AND PARTIAL DIFFERENTIATION
a. Differentiation of Parametric Equations
𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
Find , and find the slope and concavity at the given value of the parameter.
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥2
1. 𝑥 = 𝑡 + 1 , 𝑦 = 𝑡2 + 3𝑡 𝑡= −1
II. Lesson 5 – Partial Derivatives
a. Partial Derivatives of a Function of two Variables
Find both First Partial Derivatives
2.
b. Partial Derivatives of a Function of Three or More Variables
Find the first partial derivative with respect to x, y, and z.
3. 𝑓 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 = 3𝑥2 𝑦 − 5𝑥𝑦𝑧 + 10𝑦𝑧2
c. Higher- Order Partial Derivatives
Find the four second partial derivatives.
4. 𝑧 = 𝑥2 − 2𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑦2
d. Differentials
5. The radius r and the height h of a right circular cylinder are measured with possible errors of 4% and 2%,
respectively. Approximate the maximum percent error in measuring the volume.
e. Chain Rules for Functions of Several Variables
𝑑𝑤
Find using the appropriate Chain Rule.
𝑑𝑡
6. 𝑤 = 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 , 𝑥 = 2𝑡 , 𝑦 = 3𝑡
f. Implicit Partial Differentiation
Differentiate implicitly to find the first partial derivative of z.
7. 𝑥2 2𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧2 = 1