Universidad Tecnológica de Chihuahua, Unidad BIS 

Subject: Mathematics for engineering            Quarter: Jan-Apr 2021          Teacher: M.B.A.Q.P. CeciliaVillanueva 

Student’s name:__________Brandom Rodriguez Borquez____________________________    Group: ___IDGSBIS71N__ 

UNIT 2. Partial derivatives

EVIDENCE 4: Application of rate of change, direction, and magnitude of the rate
of change and extreme points of the function.
Instructions: For the following applied problem, obtain what is asked. Include all the steps and
procedures.
3D graphing calculator online: https://www.geogebra.org/3d?lang=en_GB

1. The temperature in degrees Celsius on the surface of a metallic plate is given by the
function T ( x , y )=20−4 x 2− y 2 where “x” and “y” are in centimeters. A) In what direction
from point (2,-3) does the temperature increase faster? B) What is the maximum rate of
change of temperature increase? C) What is the rate of change in T in the direction of the
vector from point P (2,-3) to point Q (1,1)? D) Find the maxima, minima or saddle points of
the Temperature function. E) Obtain the graph of the function to verify the maximum
temperature point.
f ( x , y )=20−4 x 2− y 2

A)
∇ T ( x , y )=⟨−8 x ,−2 y ⟩
∇ T (2 ,−3)=⟨−8( 2) ,−2(−3)⟩→⟨−16,6⟩

°C
B) ‖∇ T (2 ,−3)‖=√ (−16)2 +6 2 → √ 292→17.08
cm

C) PQ=Q
⃗ (1,1)−P (2 ,−3)→⟨1−2,1−(−3)⟩ →⟨−1,4⟩

‖PQ‖=
⃗ √(−1)2 + 42 → √ 17
⟨−1 , 4⟩ −1 4
u=
⃗ →⟨ , ⟩
√ 17 √17 √ 17
−1 4 16 24 40 °C
Du f =⟨−16 ,6 ⟩⋅⟨ , ⟩→ + → →9.7
√ 17 √ 17 √ 17 √ 17 √ 17 cm

T x =−8 x T y =−2 y
D) T xx =−8 T yy=−2
T xy =0 T yx=0

T x =0 T y =0
−8 x=0 −2 y=0
x=0 y=0

Critical point: (0, 0)

 D=(−8)(−2)−02 →16

T xx=−8

T (0 , 0)=20−4(0)2 −(0)2 → 20 Maximum point: (0, 0, 20)

E)