MATH 2 EXERCISE PROBLEMS

• Solve all problems.

• Write calculation processes and explanations.
∑n
∂2
Problem 0.1. Put ∆ := 2
∂x 2 . Show that the following f (x1 , . . . , xn ) are C functions and
i=1 i
they satisfy ∆f = 0.
√
(i) log( x21 + x22 ), (x1 , x2 ) ̸= (0, 0).
x2
(ii) Arctan( ), x1 ̸= 0.
x1
1
(iii) √ 2 , (x1 , x2 , x3 ) ̸= (0, 0, 0).
x1 + x22 + x23
n
(iv) (x21 + x22 + · · · + x2n )1− 2 , (x1 , . . . , xn ) ̸= (0, . . . , 0)

Problem 0.2. Let f (x, y), x = φ(s, t), y = ψ(s, t) be C 2 -functions satisfying
∂x ∂y ∂x ∂y
= , =− .
∂s ∂t ∂t ∂s
Show the following equation:
( ) (( )2 ( )2 )
∂2f ∂2f ∂2f ∂2f ∂x ∂x
+ = + + .
∂s2 ∂t2 ∂x2 ∂y 2 ∂s ∂t

Problem 0.3. Consider the coordinate change x1 = rsinθcosφ, x2 = rsinθsinφ, x3 = rcosθ.

∑ ∂2
Show that ∆ = 3i=1 ∂x 2 can be rewritten as follows:
i

∂2 2 ∂ 1 ∂2 cosθ ∂ 1 ∂2
∆= + + + + .
∂r2 r ∂r r2 ∂θ2 r2 sinθ ∂θ r2 sin2 θ ∂φ2
Problem 0.4. Consider the function f (x, y) = 3x2 + 2y 2 + 2xy − 2x − 2y + 1 defined on the
closed domain D = {(x, y)|x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, x + y ≤ 1}. Find the maximal and minimal values.

Problem 0.5. Consider a triangle inscribed to the circle with radius 1. Find the maximal area
of this triangle.

Problem 0.6. Let f (x, y) be a C 2 -function. Show that a brunch y = φ(x) for the implicit
function f (x, y) = 0 is a C 2 -function and satisfies the following equation:
d2 φ(x) −1
= 3 (fxx fy2 − 2fxy fx fy + fyy fx2 ).
dx2 fy

Problem 0.7. Under the condition x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1, find the maximal and minimal values for
the following functions:
(i) x + 2y + 3z.
z
(ii) xy + .
2
Problem 0.8. Consider a rectangular whose volume is 1. Find the minimal value of surface
area of this rectangular.

Problem ∫ ∫0.9. Calculate following integrations:

(i) (x3 + y 3 ) dxdy where D = {(x, y) ∈ R2 | 0 ≤ x, y ≤ 1}.
∫ ∫D
πy
(ii) sin( √ ) dxdy where D = {(x, y) ∈ R2 | y 2 ≤ x, 1 ≤ x ≤ 2}.
∫ ∫D∫ x
(iii) (x2 + y 2 + z 2 )2 dxdydz where V = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | 0 ≤ x, y, z ≤ 1}.
∫ ∫ ∫V
x2 y 2 z 2
(iv) dxdydz where V = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | 2 + 2 + 2 ≤ 1}.
V a b c
Problem 0.10. Let a, b be positive real numbers. Calculate following integrations:
∫∫
x2 y 2
(i) (x2 + y 2 ) dxdy where D = {(x, y) ∈ R2 | 2 + 2 ≤ 1}.
∫ ∫D a b
(ii) (a x + b y ) dxdy where D = {(x, y) ∈ R | x + y 2 ≤ 1}.
2 2 2 2 2 2
∫ ∫D
∫
(iii) x4 dxdydz where V = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | x2 + y 2 + z 2 ≤ a2 }.
∫∫∫ V
dxdydz
(iv) 2 + y 2 + z 2 )2
where where V = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | x2 + y 2 + z 2 ≤ a2 }.
V (1 + x
Problem 0.11. Calculate the volume of the intersection of the closed ball {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | x2 +
y 2 + z 2 ≤ a2 } and the cylindrical column {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | x2 + y 2 ≤ ax, z ∈ R}.

Problem 0.12. Give an orientation and orientation

∫ preserving parametrization to the following
curve C and calculate the curve integral (x2 + y 2 )dx + xdy:
C
(i) C = {(x, y) ∈ R2 | x2 + y 2 = 1, y ≥ 0}.
(ii) C = {(x, y) ∈ R2 | x2 + y 2 = 1, y ≤ 0}.
(iii) C = {(x, y) ∈ R2 | − 1 ≤ x ≤ 1, y = 0}.

Problem 0.13. Set S = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | x2 +y 2 +z 2 = a2 }. Give an orientation and orientation

preserving
∫ ∫parametrization to S and calculate the following surface integral:
(i) dx ∧ dy + dy ∧ dz + dz ∧ dx.
∫ ∫S
(ii) z 2 dx ∧ dy + x2 dy ∧ dz + y 2 dz ∧ dx.
S