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Linear Algebra & Calculus

Assignment – III (UNIT-III)
Short Answer Questions

01. Write Euler’s Theorem on Homogeneous functions and give an example.

02. Write Euler’s Theorem for second degree.
03. Define Exact Differential.
04. Define total Differential Coefficient.
05. Discuss about Jacobian.
06. Define Functional Dependence and Functional Independence.
07. Explain chain rule of Partial Differentiation.
08. Define Saddle point.
09. Define Extreme value.
10. What are the sufficient conditions of Maxima minima.
11. what are the advantage and disadvantages of Lagrange’s multipliers.
z z 2 z
12. Evaluate , and , if z  log x 2  y 2  
x y xy
z z
13. Find and , if z  x 2 y  x sin xy 
x y
2 z
14. Let z  x 3  y 3  3axy. Find
xy
2u 2u
15. Let u  x 3  3xy 2  x  e x cos y  1. Show that   0.
x 2 y 2
du
16. If u  x log xy , where x 3  y 3  3xy  1 , find
dx
 u, v
  at 1,1 .
17. Let u  3x 2  y, v  4xy 2 . Evaluate
 x, y
 x, y
18. If x  u 1  v , y  uv, then find  .
 u, v
 u, v
19. If u  x 2  2y 2 , v  2x 2  y 2 , find J  
 x, y 

20. Find the maximum value of f  1  x 2  y 2 .

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 Long Answer Questions

Problems on Partial Differentiation

z z
01. i) If z  log x 2  y 2 then find
  and
x y
u u
ii) Evaluate and if u  e x Sin y
x y
1 2 2 2 2u 2u 2u
02. If u  , x  y  z  0 then prove that   0
x2  y2  z2 x 2 y 2 z 2

2z 1
03. If x x y y z z  e , show that at x  y  z,   x log ex
xy
2u 2u 2u

04. If u  log x 2  y 2  z 2 prove that x
 yz
y
zx
z
xy

2 2 2 2 2 2
 2u 2u 2u 
05. If u  log x  y  z , prove that x  y  z    
 x 2  y 2  z 2   1
 


06. If u  log x 3  y 3  z 3  3xyz prove that

2
u u u 3    9
(i)    (ii) 
 x  y  z  u  2
x y z x  y  z   x  y  z 
3u
07. If u  e xyz
show that
xyz 
 1  3xyz  x 2 y 2z 2 e xyz 
2u 2u 2u
08. If r2  x2  y2  z2 and u  r m then prove that 2
 2
 2
 m m  1 r m  2
x y z
 z  2  z  2  z  2 1  z  2
09. If z  f x, y where x  rCosθ, y  rSinθ, show that 
         2 
 
 x   y   r  r  θ 
u u u
10. If u  x  y  y  z z  x prove that   0
x y z
u
11. Find the value of , , given u  y 2  4ax, x  at2 , y  2at.
t
2u
12. Find the value of 2
, given u  x 2  4ay, x 2  4ay , x  at2 , y  2at.
t
u
13. If u  x 2  y 2  z 2 , x  e2t , y  e2t cos 3t, z  e2t sin 3t. Find as a total derivative.
t

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Problems on Euler’s theorem.
x  y 
01. Verify Euler’s Theorem for the function u  Sin1    Tan1  
y  x 
x y z
02. Verify Euler’s Theorem for the function u   
y z x
 x3  y3  u u 5
03. If u  Sin1  
 x  y  , prove that x x  y y  2 Tanu
 
u u x3  y3 2 2
04. Show that x y  2u log u If (i) log u  , (ii) u  e x  y
x y 3x  4y
 3 
x  y3  2
2  u 2u 2
2  u
05. i) If u  Tan1   , then find x  2xy  y
x 2 xy y 2
 x y 
 1 1 
x4  y4  2 2 2
ii) If u  Sin1  1  , then find x 2  u  2xy  u  y 2  u
 1 
x6  y6  x 2 x y y 2
 
x y z  u u u
06. If u  f  , ,  show that x y z 0
y z x  x y z

x y
 2 z   2 z   2u  2
 
07. If z  log e  e show that  2   2   
  x   y    x  y



r x 1 x θ
08. If x  rCosθ, y  rSinθ then prove that  and r
x r r θ x
2u 2u 1
09. If u  f(r) and x  rCosθ, y  rSinθ prove that 2
 2
 f (r)  f (r)
x y r
u u u
10. If u  f(x 2  2yz, y2  2zx) prove that y 2  zx
   x 2  yz
   z 2  xy
 0
x y z

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Problems on Jacobian:
(u, v)
01. i) If u  3x  5y; v  4x  3y then find
(x, y)
(u, v)
ii) If u  x 2  2y 2 ; v  2x 2  y 2 then find
(x, y)
02. Find the Jacobian of the transformation from Cartesian to Cylindrical coordinates
given by x  rCosθ, y  rSinθ, z  z.
 u, v, w
03. If u  x 2  2y; v  x  y  z; w  x  2y  3z find
 x, y, z
x2x3 x x xx  y ,y ,y
04. i) If y1  , y 2  3 1 , y 3  1 2 find  1 2 3  .
x1 x2 x3  x1, x 2 , x 3 
yz xz xy (u, v, w)
ii) If u  ,v ,w  then find
x y z (x, y, z)
 x, y, z
05. If u  x  y  z; uv  y  z; uvw  z then find
 u, v, w
 u, v, w
06. If u  x 2  y 2  z 2 ; v  xy  yz  zx; w  x  y  z, then find
 x, y, z
 x, y   r, θ
07. If x  ersecθ, y  er tanθ prove that . 1
 r,θ  x, y 
 u, v
08. If u  x 2  y 2; v  2xy where x  rCosθ, y  rSinθ, show that  4r 3 .
 r, θ
 r,θ, φ
09. If x  rSinθCosφ, y  rSinθSinφ, z  rCosθ, find given that
 x, y, z
 x, y, z
 r2Sinθ.
 r,θ, φ
10. If x  uw, y  wu, z  uv and x  rSinθCosφ, y  rSinθSinφ, z  rCosθ, find
 x, y, z
 r,θ, φ
 x, y  a2
11. If x  a cosh ucos v and y  a sinh usin v , prove that  cosh 2u  cos 2 v.
 u, v 2
 x, y 
12. If x  u 1  v , y  v 1  u then prove that  1  u  v.
 u, v
13. Let u  x  3y 2  z 2 , v  4x 2 yz, w  2z 2  xy. Evaluate the Jacobian at 1, 1,0 .

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Problems on Functional dependence:
01. Verify if u  2x  y  3z, v  2x  y  z, w  2x  y  z are functionally dependent and if so,
find the relation between them.
02. Determine the functional dependence and find the relation between
xy xy
u ,v 2
xy x  y 
03. Determine the functional dependence and find the relation between
xy xy
u ,v 2
xy x  y 
04. Show that the functions u  Sin1x  Sin1y, v  x 1  y 2  y 1  x 2 are functionally
dependent
x2  y2 2xy
05. Prove that u  2 2
,v 2 are functionally dependent & find relation
x y x  y2
between them.
x xy
06. Find relation between the functions u  &v  if they are functionally
y xy
dependent
 u, v
, v  tan1 x  tan1 y. Find 
xy
07. If u  , hence prove that u and v are functionally
1  xy  x, y 
Dependent. Find the functional relation between them.
08. Prove that the functions u  x  y  z, v  xy  yz  zx, w  x 2  y 2  z 2 are functionally
Dependent and find the relation between them.

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Problems on Maxima and Minima:

01. If f(x, y)  xy  x  y, find the stationary points.

02. Find the maximum and minimum values of
(i) x3  y 3  3axy (ii) x3  3xy 2  15x 2  15y 2  72x
(iii) x 4  y 4  2x 2  4xy  2y2 (iv) x3  y 3  12x  3y  20
03. Find the maximum and minimum values of f(x, y)  x3 y 2 (1  x  y)
1 1
04. Examine the extrema of f(x, y)  x 2  xy  y 2  
x y
05. Find the stationary points of u(x, y)  SinxSinySin(x  y) where 0  x  π,0  y  π, and
find the maximum u.
06. In a plane triangle ABC find the maximum value of CosACosBCosC
07. If the sum of three numbers is a constant, then prove that their product is maximum
when there are equal.
08. The rectangular box open at the top is to have volume of 32 cubic feet. Find the
dimensions of the box requiring least material for it construction.
09. Find the minimum distance of the point 3, 4,12 from the sphere x 2  y 2  z 2  4.
10. Find the rectangular parallelepiped of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a
sphere.
11. Divide 24 in to three parts such that the continued product of the first, square of the
second and cube of the third is maximum.

12. Find the volume of the largest rectangular parallelepiped that can be inscribed in
x2 y2 z2
Ellipsoid    1.
a 2 b2 c 2
13. a) Find the minimum value of x 2  y 2  z 2 when ax  by  cz  p
b) Find the minimum value of x 2  y 2  z 2 when xyz  a 3
14. The temperature T at any point x, y, z in space is T  400xyz 2. Find the height
temperature on the surface of the unit sphere x 2  y 2  z 2  1

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Lagrange’s Method of Undetermined Multipliers:

01. Find the minimum value of x 2  y 2  z 2 when xyz  a 3

1 1 1
02. Find the minimum value of x  y  z when   1
x y z
03. Find the volume of the largest rectangular parallelepiped that can be inscribed in
x2 y2 z2
Ellipsoid 2  2  2  1.
a b c
04. Find the maximum value of u  x 2 y 3z 4 , if 2x  3y  4z  a
05. Given that x  y  z  a find the maximum value of x m y nz p
06. Find the maximum and minimum distances of the point (3, 4,12) from the sphere
x2  y 2  z2  4
07. Find the point on the plane 3x  2y  z  12  0 which is nearest to the origin.
08. Using Lagrange’s multiplier method find the maximum of the function x2 y 2z2 subject
to the condition x 2  y 2  z 2  a 2.