FUNCTIONS OF SEVERAL VARIABLES

1. Let f px, y q  1
a4
y . 2

(a) Evaluate f p3, 1q.

(b) Find and sketch the domain of f .

(c) Find the range of f .

2. Let f px, y, z q 
?x ?y ?z lnp4
x2
y 2
z 2 q.

(a) Evaluate f p1, 1, 1q.

(b) Find and describe the domain of f .

Find and sketch the domain of the function

3. f px, y q 
?xy
4. f px, y q 
ax 2
y2
5. f px, y q  lnp9
x2
9y 2 q
ay
x
6. f px, y q 
2

1
x2
7. f px, y q  arcsinpx2 y 2
2q

Sketch the graph of the function

8. f px, y q  10
4x
5y

9. f px, y q  1 2x2 2y 2

Draw a contour map of the function showing several level curves.

10. f px, y q  x3
y

11. f px, y q 
?x y

Find the first partial derivatives of the function

12. f px, y q  y 5
3xy

13. f px, y q  e
y cos πx

14. f px, y q 
x
px y q2
15. f px, y q  arctanpxy 2 q

16. f px, y, z q  xz
5x2 y 3 z 4

17. f px, y, z q  xy arcsinpyz q

Bz Bz
Use implicit differentiation to find
Bx and By
1
18. x2 2y 2 3z 2 1
19. yz x ln y  z2
Find all the second partial derivatives

20. f px, y q  x3 y 5 2x4 y

21. f px, y q 
xy
x
y

22. f px, y q  arctan

x y
1
xy
Find an equation of the tangent plane to the given surface at the specified point.

23. z  3y2
2x2 x at p2,
1,
3q

24.
?
z  xy at p1, 1, 1q

25. z  x exy at p2, 0, 2q

26. z  x sinpx y q at p
1, 1, 0q
27. If z  5x2 y 2 and px, y q changes from p1, 2q to p1.05, 2.1q, compare the values of ∆z and
dz.

28. The length and width of a rectangle are measured as 30 cm and 24 cm, respectively,
with an error in measurement of at most 0.1 cm in each. Use differentials to estimate
the maximum error in the calculated area of the rectangle.

29. The tension T in the string of the yo-yo in the figure 1 is T  2rmgR
2 R2
, where m is the
mass of the yo-yo and g is acceleration due to gravity. Use differentials to estimate the
change in the tension if R is increased from 3 cm to 3.1 cm and r is increased from 0.7
cm to 0.8 cm. Does the tension increase or decrease? Use the Chain Rule to find du{dt

Figure 1:

30. u  x2 xy y 2 where x  sin t, y  et

31. u  cospx 4y q where x  5t4 , y  1{t
32. u 
a1 x2 y 2 where x  ln t, y  cos t

2
33. u  ln
ax 2 y2 z 2 where x  sin t, y  cos t, z  tan t
Bu and Bu
Use the Chain Rule to find
Bs Bt
34. u  x2 y 3 where x  s cos t, y  s sin t

35. u  arcsinpx
y q where x  s2 t2 , y  1
2st

?
36. u  ex cos y where x  st, y  s2 t2

Find the local maximum and minimum values and saddle point(s) of the function.

37. f px, y q  x2 xy y2 y

38. f px, y q  px
y qp1
xy q

39. f px, y q  y 3 3x2 y
6x2
6y 2 2

40. f px, y q  xy p1
x
y q

41. f px, y q  xy
1 1
x y

42. f px, y q  px2 y 2 q ey

2
x2

Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of f on the set D.

43. f px, y q  x2 y2
2x, D is the closed triangular region with vertices p2, 0q, p0, 2q, and
p0,
2q.
44. f px, y q  x y
xy, D is the closed triangular region with vertices p0, 0q, p0, 2q, and p4, 0q.

45. f px, y q  x2 y2 x2 y 4, D  tpx, yq | |x| ¤ 1, |y| ¤ 1u

46. f px, y q  xy 2 , D  tpx, yq | x ¥ 0, y ¥ 0, x2 y2 ¤ 3u
47. f px, y q  2x3 y4, D  tpx, yq | x2 y2 ¤ 1u
48. f px, y q  2x2 3y 2
4x
5, D  tpx, yq | x2 y2 ¤ 16u
49. Find the point on the plane x
2y 3z  6 that is closest to the point p0, 1, 1q.
50. Find the points on the cone z 2  x2 y 2 that are closest to the point p4, 2, 0q.

51. Find the points on the surface y 2 9 xz that are closest to the origin.

52. Find three positive numbers whose sum is 100 and whose product is a maximum.