Chapter 1

Tutorial for BEKG 2443

Engineering Mathematics 2

1.1 Multivariable Function

1. Determine the domain and range of the following functions and find the values
at the given point,
√
(a) f (x, y) = x y 2 − 3; (3, −2)
(b) f (x, y) = 3xy − x4 − y 2 ; (1, 1)
(c) f (x, y) = cos x2 y − 1; (−1, π)
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(d) f (x, y) = y−x3
; (−2, 2)
(e) f (x, y) = ln(x2 y 2 − 9); (−3, 2)
(f) f (x, y.z) = ex+y+z ; (2, 3, −4)

1.2 Limits and Continuity

1. Evaluate the following limits:
x2 +y 2
(a) lim(x,y)→(1,−1) 2xy
x2
−y 2
(b) lim(x,y)→(2,1) 4
x
−y
2

3x+3y 2
(c) lim(x,y)→(2,1) 4x2 y

(d) lim(x,y)→(3,6) √x+y−9

x+y−3
y 2 −x2
(e) lim(x,y)→(0,0) x+y
sin x+y
(f) lim(x,y)→( 1 ,π) 2xy
2
x+y+z
(g) lim(x,y,z)→(−1,1,0.5) xyz

(h) lim(x,y,z)→(−1,6,−1) √4−x−y−z

x+y+z−2

2. Show that the following limits do not exist

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y 2 +x2
(a) lim(x,y)→(0,0) y 2 −x2

(b) lim(x,y)→(0,0) x2xy−y 2

x2 +2y 2
(c) lim(x,y)→(0,0) x2 +y 2
4x2 −2y 2
(d) lim(x,y)→(0,0) x2 −3y 2

3. Show that f (x, y) = 3(x + y)2 is continuous at origin.


 sin(x+y) if (x, y) 6= (0, 0)
x+y
4. Show that the function is continuous at (0, 0) if f (x, y) =
1 if (x, y) = (0, 0)
2 +y 2
5. Show that f (x, y) = ex is continuous at (0, 0).

6. Show that the function is not continuous at the origin if


 xy if (x, y) 6= (0, 0)
x2 −y 2
(a) f (x, y) =
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0)
 2
 x if (x, y) 6= (0, 0)
2 +y 2
(b) f (x, y) =  x
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0)

Answer to Tutorial:
1. Answer: 1.1-1

(a) Df {(x, y) : x, y ∈ R} ; Rf {f (x, y) : f (x, y) ∈ R} ; f (3, −2) = 3

(b) Df {(x, y) : x, y ∈ R} ; Rf {f (x, y) : f (x, y) ∈ R} ; f (1, 1) = 1
(c) Df {(x, y) : x, y ∈ R} ; Rf {f (x, y) : f (x, y) ∈ R − 2 ≤ f (x, y) ≤ 0} ; f (−1, π) =
−2
1
(d) Df {(x, y) : x, y ∈ R, x3 6= y} ; Rf {f (x, y) : f (x, y) ∈ R} ; f (−2, 2) = 10
(e) Df {(x, y) : x, y ∈ R, xy > 3 or xy < 3} ; Rf {f (x, y) : f (x, y) ∈ R} ; f (−3, 2) =
ln 27
(f) Df {(x, y, z) : x, y, z ∈ R} ; Rf {f (x, y, z) : f (x, y, z) ∈ R, f (x, y, z) > 0} ; f (2, 3, −4) =
e−1
9 1
2. Answer: 1.2-1 (a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 16
(d) 6 (e) 0 (f) π2
(g) −1 (h) −4