Math 23 Sample Questions

(4y − 2x5 )2
1. Show that lim does not exist.
(x,y)→(0,0) x10 + 4y 2

2. Let z = g(x, y) with partial derivatives

gx (x, y) = 3y − x and gy (x, y) = 3x − 9y 2 .
(a) Find the instantaneous rate of change of g at P (1, −1) in the direction of the vector from P to
Q(5, −4).
(b) Find the two critical points of g and classify each critical point as a relative maximum, a relative
minimum, or a saddle point.
(c) Use a local linear approximation to approximate g(0.95, −0.98) − g(1, −1).
1 ln(1 + 6s − 4t) ∂z
(d) If x = st and y = , use a Chain Rule for functions of two variables to find at
4 t ∂s
s = 2 and t = 3.
3. Use Lagrange multipliers to find the maximum and minimum values of F (x, y) = 2x − y subject to the
constraint x2 + 2y 2 = 18.
4. Consider the vector field F~ (x, y) = hy 2 cos x, 4y 3 + 2y sin xi. Find all potential

~
 functions for F , then use
π
the result to compute the work done in moving a particle from point , 1 to the point (0, −2), under
2
the influence of the vector force field F~ .
√
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5. Use Green’s theorem to evaluate (2y 2 + 2x ) dx + 6xy dy, where C consists of the curve y = x from
C
(0, 0) to (1, 1), the line segment from (1, 1) to (0, 2), and the line segment from (0, 2) to (0, 0).
6. Let S1 be the solid in the first octant bounded by the coordinate planes and the plane 3x + 2y + z = 6.
Set up the iterated triple integral in rectangular coordinates equal to the mass of S1 given that the
density at any point is equal to the distance of the point from the xy-plane.
7. Set up the iterated triple integral in spherical coordinates equal to the volume of the solid in the first
octant 2 2 2 2 2 2
p that is between the spheres x + y + z = 4 and x + y + z = 16 and above the cone
z = 3(x2 + y 2 ).
8. Let S2 be the portion of the cone z = x2 + y 2¨between the planes z = 1 and z = 9. Set up the iterated
double integral in polar coordinates equal to (z − x2 ) dσ.
S2

9. Let S3 be the surface with vector equation R(u, ~ v) = hu, v, u + vi, where 0 ≤ u ≤ 2, 0 ≤ v ≤ 1. Find
~
the flux of F (x, y, z) = hy + z, x + z, x + yi across S3 given that the orientation of S3 is determined by
~u × R
R ~ v.
~ (x, y, z) = hy, −x, 2zi.
10. Let F
(a) Use
¨ Gauss’s theorem to set up an iterated triple integral in cylindrical coordinates equal to
F~ · ~n dσ, where S4 is the outward oriented surface that consists of the paraboloid z = x2 + y 2
S4
and the disk x2 + y 2 ≤ 16 on the plane z = 16 ¨
(b) Apply Stoke’s theorem to evaluate the line integral whose value is equal to curl F~ · ~n dσ, where
S5
S5 is the disk z = 16 for x2 + y 2 ≤ 16 that is oriented upward.

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