FUNCTIONS OF 2 OR MORE VARIABLES

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A
of red flyx2 tn
n
function
to an n tupleof
numbers x x2 xn

Domin
of f the setof all n tuples
for which f x ez xn

is defined
the set all values where
of f f
x
Range
is in the of
domain of x2 xn x ta in

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of f
x
y
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x x
y
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maps
2 vars
Let
f y be afunction
x
of such that c where c is
A level curve is the setof all x
y flag
a constant

A contour is
map a plotin the
The spacing
xy planeshowing
the
betweenthe values
levelcurves
C
f x
y
calledthe
is
c

for equally spiced

cave
values in

ME
of
contouring

y
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interval m l offlag y map

f
z x
y

isthparabolazy
The intersection w x 0 plane trace inthe x 0 plane

8 with
y other
contour me
3 Sketchgraph of
f
x 4 x
map

f8
Z x rz
y
2 x yE
x
tytz 8
plane containing 8 0,0 0,8 0 0,0 s
a

Lx

MEITEI xt 8 C to
GO x 4 8 S
y
0 2 xty 6
C Y X
ty 4
Lx
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Level Surfaces

Let be a function the variables

fly y z
of
5 Describethe level surfaces x2 t y't z
of f
x y z