Tutorial-9 (MA 111)

Topic: Functions of several variable

(Instructor: Dr. Soniya Dhama )

1. Find the limitof functions and check whether they are continuous at (0, 0) or not.
 xy (x, y) 6= (0, 0)
(i) f (x, y) = x2 + y 2
0 (x, y) = (0, 0)
2 2
xy x − y

(x, y) 6= (0, 0)
(ii) f (x, y) = x2 + y 2
0 (x, y) = (0, 0)


3/2
 p(xy)

(x, y) 6= (0, 0)
(iii) f (x, y) = x2 + y 2

1 (x, y) = (0, 0)
 3 3
 2x + 3y (x, y) 6= (0, 0)
(iv) f (x, y) = x2 + y 2
0 (x, y) = (0, 0)

( y
x2 cos ( ) (x, y) 6= (0, 0)
(iv) f (x, y) = x
0 (x, y) = (0, 0)

x2 y
2. Prove that lim does not exist.
(x,y)→(0,0) x4 + y 2

x3 + y 3
3. Using polar coordinates, find lim .
(x,y)→(0,0) x2 + y 2

xy 3
4. Show that lim does not exist.
(x,y)→(0,0) x2 + y 6

(
x2 y
(x, y) 6= (0, 0)
x2 +y 2
5. For what value of k, the function f (x, y) = 2
is continuous?
k − 1 (x, y) = (0, 0)

6. Find the partial derivative of the following functions:

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(i) f (x, y, z) = 4x2 y 2 − ez y 4 + xz 2 + 4y − x16 .
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(ii) f (x, y, z) = cos(x2 + 2y) − e4x−z y + y 3 .
2 2
(iii) f (x, y) = y2x+1 − x2y+y .
(iv) f (x, y, z) = x sin(y)
z2
.
(v) f (x, y) = x sin(4y) + z 3 (6x − y) + y 4 .
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7. Determine if f (x, y) = xy2 is increasing or decreasing at (2, 5)
(i) If we allow x to vary and hold y fixed.
(ii) If we allow y to vary and hold x fixed.

8. Find all slopes of the f (x, y) = 10 − 4x2 − y 2 at point (1, 2)?

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 9. Find all 2nd partial derivative of the following -
(i) f (x, y) = cos(2x) − x2 e5y + 3y 2 .
(ii) f (x, y, z) = x4 y 3 z 6 .
(iii) f (x, y) = x2 y + ln(x2 − y).

10. Given f (x, y) = y 4 sin(2x) + x2 y 10 find fyyxx .

11. Show that the following functions are continuous, posseses partial derivatives but are not
differentiable
( xyat the origin.
√ , if x2 + y 2 6= 0
(i) f = x2 +y 2
0 if x = y = 0
( 3 3
x −y
2 2, if (x, y) 6= (0, 0)
(ii) f = x +y
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0)

12. Compute total derivative of the following:

2 2
(i) z = ex +y
3 2
(ii) u = y zx
(iii) z = x2 sin(6y)  
2
(iv) f (x, y, z) = log xy
z3
(v) f (x, y, z) = x3 y + sin (xy)

13. Using chain rule find ∂z ∂t

of the following:
2 4
(i) z = cos(yx ), x = t − 2t, y = 1 − t.
(ii) z = xexy , x = t2 , y = 1t

14. Verify homogeneous function and find degree of corresponding function.

2 +y 2
(i) f (x, y) = xx+y
2 2
(ii) f (x, y) = √x +y
x2 +y 2

15. Verify Euler’s theorem for homogeneous function of the following functions:
2 +y 2
(i) f (x, y) = xx+y
(ii) f (x, y) = tan−1 ( xy )

h i
x,y,z ∂(x,y,z)
16. If x = rsinθcosφ, y = rsinθsinφ, z = rcosθ then find J r,θ,φ
= ∂(r,θ,φ)
.

17. If y1 + y2 + ... + yn = x1 ; y2 + ... +hyn = x1 xi2 ; ...yr + yr+1 + ... + yn = x1 x2 x3 · · · xr ; ...; yn =

x1 x2 x3 · · · xn . Then, show that J xy11,x
,y2 ,...,yn
2 ,...,xn
= x1n−1 xn−2
2 · · · x2n−2 xn−1 .

18. Examine the following equations for the existence of unique implicit function near the
points indicated.
(i) y 2 − yx2 − 2x5 = 0; (1, −1).

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 (ii) y 3 cos x + y 2 sin2 x − 7 = 0; ( π3 , 2).
(iii) xy sin x + cos y = 0; (0, π2 ).
(iv) 2xy − log xy = 2; (1, 1).
(v) x2 + xy + y 2 = 1; (1, 0).

19. Consider the equation for circle having a radius 1. Use implicit function theorem to find
the equation for the slope of the tangent at any given point (x, y) on the circle, whenever
it exist.

20. Find first derivative of 6x4 − 7y 4 + 5z 2 = 2 sin (yz) using implicit function theorem.

21. Find the maxima and minima of function f (x, y) = x3 + y 3 − 3x − 12y + 20.

22. Show that f (x, y) = y 2 + x2 y+4x has minimum at (0, 0).

23. Find the shortest distance from the origin to the hyperbola x2 + 8xy + 7y 2 = 225, z = 0.

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