DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

PHY 259 – Mathematics for Physics III

EXERCISE 1

Q1: Find fx and fy of the following

Z x
2
(a) f (x, y) = et dt
y
Z xy
2
(b) f (x, y) = et dt
1
Z x2 y 3
(c) f (x, y) = sin t3 dt
0
Z x−y
(d) f (x, y) = sin t3 dt
x+y

Q2: Given f (x, y) = x3 y 5 − 2x2 y + x, find

(a) fxxy
(b) fyxy
(c) fyyy

Q3: Let f (x, y) = xe−y + 5y

(a) Find the slope of the surface z = f (x, y) in the x-direction at the
point (3, 0).
(b) Find the slope of the surface z = f (x, y) in the y-direction at the
point (3, 0).

Q4: Let z = (x + y)−1

(a) Find the rate of change of z with respect to x at the point (2, 4)
with y held fixed.
(b) Find the rate of change of z with respect to y at the point (2, 4)
with x held fixed.
Q5: Evaluate the indicated partial derivatives
∂z ∂z
(a) z = 9x2 y − 3x5 y; , .
∂x ∂y
(b) f (x, y) = 10x2 y 4 − 6xy 2 + 10x2 ; fx (x, y), fy (x, y).

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(c) z = x2 + 5x − 2y ; zx , zy .
(d) z = sin 5x3 y + 7xy 2 ; zx , zy .

Q6: (a) A point moves along the intersection of the elliptic paraboloid
z = x2 + 3y 2 and the plane y = 1. At what rate is z changing
with respect to x when the point is at (2, 1, 7)?
(b) If the point now moves along the intersection of elliptic paraboloid
z = x2 + 3y 2 and the plane x = 2. At what rate is z changing
with respect to y when the point is at (2, 1, 7)?
π √
Q7: The volume V of a right circular cone is given by V = d2 4s2 − d2 ,
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where s is the slant height and d is the diameter of the base

(a) Find a formula for the instantaneous rate of change of V with

respect to s if d remains constant.
(b) Find a formula for the instantaneous rate of change of V with
respect to d if s remains constant.
(c) Suppose that d has a constant value of 16cm, but s varies. Find
the rate of change of V with respect to s when s = 10 cm.
(d) Suppose that s has a constant value of 10cm, but d varies. Find
the rate of change of V with respect to d when d = 16 cm.

Q8: Find the first partial derivatives of the following functions

(a) f (x, y, z) = z ln (x2 y cos z).

 
−3 xz
(b) f (x, y, z) = y 2 sec .
y
(c) f (x, y, z) = x2 y 4 z 3 + xy + z 2 + 1.
 
−1 1
(d) f (x, y, z) = tan .
xy 2 z 3
 ∂z ∂z
Q9: Calculate and using implicit differentiation. Leave your answers
∂x ∂y
in terms of x, y and z.

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(a) x2 + y 2 + z 2 2 = 1.
(b) ln 2x2 + y − z 3 = x.

(c) x2 + z sin xyz = 0.

(d) exy sinh z − z 2 x + 1 = 0.

Q10: Let T = x2 y − xy 3 + 2, x = r cos θ, y = r sin θ. Find Tr and Tθ .

Q11: Let a and b denote two sides of a triangle and let θ denote the included
angle. Suppose that a, b and θ vary with time such a way that the
area of the triangle remains a constant. At certain instant a = 5 cm,
π
b = 4 cm and θ = radians and at that instant both a and b are
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increasing at a rate of 3 cm/s. Estimate the rate at which θ is changing
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at that instant. Hint A = ab sin θ.
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Q12: Use appropriate forms of the chain rule to find zu and zv of the following
functions.

(a) z = 8x2 y − 2x + 3y, x = uv, y = u − v

u
(b) z = x2 − y tan x, x = , y = u2 − v 2 .
v
rs
(c) z = 2 , r = uv, s = u − 2v
(r + s2 )
2 √ 1
(d) z = ex y , x = uv, y =
v