Topic 1 – Partial Differentiation

TOPIC 1 – PARTIAL DIFFERENTIATION

2010/2011

2 f 2 f
1. If f  x, y   e x  2 y , show that   5 f  x, y  . [6 marks]
x 2 y 2

2. Use the method of Lagrange multiplier to find the maximum value for the function
f  x, y   2 x3  8 y 3 subject to the constraint x  y  6. [13 marks]

2011/2012
3. Determine the maximum or minimum or saddle point of the function
f  x, y   xy  x 2  y 2  3x  3 y  8 by using the second derivative test. [9 marks]

4. Find x and that y minimize the function f  x, y   16 x3  4 y 3 subject to the constraint

x  y  3  0. Use the method of Lagrange Multiplier to find the minimum value of the

function. [12 marks]

2012/2013
5. The cost function which is given as C  x, y   x 2  y 2  xy  20 x  25 y  1500 for inspection of

an assembly operation depends on the number of inspections x and y . How many

inspections of x and y should be made in order to minimize the cost? Hence, determine the
minimum cost. [7 marks]
6. Use the method of Lagrange multiplier to find the maximum value for the function
F  x, y   x  5 y  2 xy  x 2  2 y 2 subject to the constraint 2 x  y  4. [13 marks]

2013/2014

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7. Given V  x, y   ln x 2  y 2 . Calculate
 2V
x 2

 2V
y 2
. [10 marks]

8. Determine the stationary points of f  x, y   x3  3x 2  2 xy  y 2 and determine the types of

each point. [13 marks]

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2014/2015

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9. If F  x, y   ln x 2  y 2 , show that x 2 Fxx  y 2 Fyy 
8x2 y 2
 2. [7 marks]
 
2
x2  y 2

10. Find the maximum value for the function F  x, y   8 x3  2 y 3 subject to the constraint
x  y  3 by using the Lagrange multiplier method. [13 marks]

2015/2016
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11. Given F  x, y   x 3e 2 x 3 y and U  x, y   2
Fxy  Fy . find U(3, 2). [10 marks]
x 3

12. Find x and y that minimize he function f  x, y   3x 2  y 2  2 xy  7 subject to the constraint

3x  2 y  90 by using the langrange multiplier method. hence find the minimum value of the
function. [13 marks]

2016/2017

13. Find x and y that minimize he function C  x, y   6 x 2  12 y 2 subject to the constraint

x  y  90  0 by using the method of langrange multiplier method. Hence, find the

minimum value of the function. [7 marks]
14. Determine the four critical points of the function f  x, y   2 x 2  y 3  x 2 y  3 y . Hence,

determine the maximum, minimum or saddle points of the function using the second
derivative test. [13 marks]

2017/2018

15. Find the maximum values of the function f  x, y   xy 3 subject to the constraint x  y  8

by using the Lagrange multiplier method. [12 marks]

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2018/2019

16. Given f  x, y   2 x  4 y  x 2  y 2  5 . find the stationary point. Hence, determine the nature

of the stationary point. [8 marks]

2020/2021

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17. Given a function f  x, y   x3  y 2  2 xy  5x  8 y  240 . Determine the stationary points
3 2
of the function and classify the nature of each point. [10 marks]
18. Given that f  x, y   2 xe1 y  3ln  x2  y  . Show that f xy  f yx  0 . [7 marks]

ANSWERS

1. Shown.
2. Max value : 1,728
3. Max. pt.  3, 3

4. x  1, y  2 , min value  48

5. x  5, y  10, C 5,10  RM1,325.00

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6. 
4
7. 0
4 4
8.  0,0 is a maximum point ;  ,  is a saddle point.
3 3
9. Shown.
10. 216
11. -45.45
12. x = 10, y = 30, min value = 1807
13. Minimum value is 32400 when x = 60 and y = 30.
14.  0,1 ,  0, 1 ,  3, 2  &  3, 2  ;  0,1 is a minimum point ,  0, 1 is a saddle point ,
 3, 2  is a saddle point ,  3, 2  is a saddle point

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15. Maximum value is 375

16. The stationary point are:1, 2  ; 1, 2  is a maximum point

17.  7, 22 is a maximum point ; 3, 2 is a saddle point.

18. Shown.