Kuwait University MATH 211 Dec.

18, 2004
Math. Dept. Second Midterm Duration 75 minutes

Answer the following questions. Calculators and mobile telephones are not allowed.

xy 3
1, (3 pts) Show that lim does not exist.
(x,y)→(0,0) x4 + y 4

√
2, (2+2 pts) Let f (x, y) = xy.
∂2f
(a) Find .
∂x∂y
(b) Compute the directional derivative of f (x, y) at the point P (1, 1) in the direction of
the vector 3i + 4j.

3, (3 pts) Use differentials to approximate the change in the value of f (x, y, z) = xyz as
(x, y, z) changes from (2, 3, 1) to (2.01, 2.98, 0.99).

4, (3 pts) Let F (u, v) be a differentiable function. Let G(x, y) = F (x2 + y 2 , x − y). Using
the chain rule compute Gx (1, 1) given that Fu (2, 0) = 1 and Fv (2, 0) = 2.

5, (3 pts) Find the points on the surface x2 + 2y 2 + 3z 2 = 9 where the tangent planes are
parallel to the plane 2x + 2y + 3z + 5 = 0.

6, (3 pts) Find local extrema and saddle points of f (x, y) = x3 + y 3 − 3xy.

7, (3 pts) Find the minimum of f (x, y, z) = xy + 2zx + 2zy (where x > 0, y > 0, z > 0)
subject to the constraint xyz = 4.

8, (3 pts) Reverse the order of integration and evaluate the resulting integral.
Z 1 Z 2
2
ex dxdy
0 2y