MAIR 12/ CSE B / JULY 2022

Linear Algebra and Calculus

Problem Sheet Unit-3

1. Find the domain and range of the given functions.

√
(a) f (x, y) = y − x
(b) f (x, y) = √ 1
16−x2 −y 2

(c) f (x, y) = ln(x2 + y 2 − 1)

(d) f (x, y) = tan−1 ( xy )
2 2
(e) f (x, y) = e−(x +y )
p
(f) f (x, y) = (x2 − 4)(y 2 − 9)
(x−1)(y+2)
(g) f (x, y) = (y−x)(y−x3 )
y
(h) f (x, y) = x2
(i) f (x, y) = 1 − |x| − |y|
(j) f (x, y) = xy

2. Find the limit of the following.

x +y 2 3
(a) lim(x,y)→(0,0) cos x+y+1
(b) lim(x,y)→(1,1) ln |1 + x2 + y 2 |
(c) lim(x,y)→(0,ln 2) ex−y
cos y+1
(d) lim(x,y)→( π2 ,0) y−sin x
xy−y−2x+2
(e) lim(x,y)→(1,1) x−1
x−y
(f) lim(x,y)→(2,2) x4 −y4
x3 +y 3
(g) lim(x,y)→(1,−1) x+y
1−cos(xy)
(h) lim(x,y)→(0,0) xy
xy 2 −1
(i) lim(x,y)→(1,1) y−1
xy+1
(j) lim(x,y)→(1,−1) x2 −y 2
xy
(k) lim(x,y)→(0,0) |xy|
x2 −y
(l) lim(x,y)→(0,0) x−y
3 3
(m) lim(x,y)→(0,0) cos( xx2 −y
+y 2
)

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 2x
(n) lim(x,y)→(0,0) x2 +x+y 2

3. At what points (x, y), the following functions are continuous.

1
(a) f (x, y) = sin( xy )
x+y
(b) f (x, y) = x−y
1
(c) f (x, y) = x2 −y

(d) f (x, y) = ln(x2 + y 2 )

4. Find all Second order partial derivatives for the following functions.
(a) f (x, y) = x2 + y 2 + xy
(b) f (x, y) = tan−1 ( xy )
(c) f (x, y) = xy
(d) f (x, y) = logy x
(e) f (x, y) = ln(x − y)
x−y
(f) f (x, y) = x2 −y
√
(g) f (x, y) = 2x + 3y − 1
∂2f ∂2f
5. For the following functions, verify that ∂x∂y
= ∂y∂x

(a) f (x, y) = ex + x ln y + y ln x
(b) f (x, y) = xy 2 + x2 y 3 + x3 y 4
( 2 2
xy xx2 −y
+y 2
if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0)
6. Let f (x, y) =
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0)
(a) Show that fy (x, 0) = x for all x and fx (0, y) = −y for all y.
(b) Show that fxy (0, 0) ̸= fyx (0, 0).
df
7. Find dt
for the following functions
(a) f (x, y) = x2 + y 2 , where x = cost + sintand y = cost − sint
(b) f (x, y) = 2yex , where x = ln(t2 + 1) and y = tan−1 (t)
(c) f (x, y) = sin−1 (x − y), where x = 3t and y = 4t3
(d) f (x, y) = x3 y 2 + y 3 x2 , where x = at2 and y = 2at, a ∈ R

8. If z = f (x, y), where x = r cos θ and y = r sin θ, show that

 2
∂u 2 ∂u 2 1 ∂u 2
(a) ∂x + ∂u




∂y
= ∂r
+ r 2 ∂θ

(b) By using the transformation, x = r cos θ and y = r sin θ, transform the equation
∂2u 2
∂x2
+ ∂∂yu2 = 0 in terms of r and θ.
∂u ∂u
(c) Show that the equation ∂x
+ ∂y
= 0 is equivalent to the equation

∂u 1 π  ∂u
+ tan −θ = 0.
∂r r 4 ∂θ

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 9. If z = f (u, v), where u = sinh x cos y and v = cosh x sin y, show that

∂ 2z ∂ 2z
 2
∂ z ∂ 2z

2 2
+ = (sinh x + sin y) + .
∂x2 ∂y 2 ∂u2 ∂v 2

10. If f = f ( y−x
xy
, z−x
zx
), show that x2 ∂f
∂x
+ y 2 ∂f
∂y
+ z 2 ∂f
∂z
= 0.

11. If z = f (x, y), where x = lu + mv and y = lv − mu, Show that

∂ 2z ∂ 2z
 2
∂ z ∂ 2z

2 2
+ = (l + m ) + .
∂u2 ∂v 2 ∂x2 ∂y 2

∂ z 2 ∂ z 2 2
2∂ z
12. Transform the equation x2 ∂x2 + 2xy ∂x∂y + y ∂y 2 = 0 by changing the independent
y2
variable using u = x and v = x
.

13. If z = f (u, v), where u = x2 − 2xy − y 2 and v = y, show that the equation
∂z ∂z ∂z
(x + y) ∂x + (x − y) ∂y = 0 is equivalent to ∂v = 0.
dy
14. Find dx
for the following equations
(a) y − x2 − sin(xy) = 0
2

(b) xey + sin(xy) + y − ln 2 = 0

(c) xy = y x
(d) xm y n = (x + y)m+n
(e) ax2 + 2hxy + by 2 + 2gx + 2f y + c = 0

15. Find the Taylor’s series for the following functions upto third degree terms
(a) f (x, y) = xey
(b) f (x, y) = sin(x2 + y 2 )
1
(c) f (x, y) = 1−x−y
x
(d) f (x, y) = e ln(1 + y)
(x+h)(y+k)
16. Expand x+h+y+k
in a series of powers of h and k upto the third degree terms.

17. Find the Taylor’s series
expansion of
the following functions f (x, y) in the neighbor-
hood of the points 1, π4 and −1, π4 upto the third degree terms.
(a) f (x, y) = ex sin y
(b) f (x, y) = ex cos y

18. Find the Taylor’s series expansion of tan−1 ( xy ) in the powers of (x − 1) and (y − 1)
upto the third degree terms.

19. Expand xy 2 + 2x − 3y in powers of (x + 2) and (y − 1) upto the third degree terms.

∂(u,v)
20. If u = 2xy, v = x2 − y 2 , x = r cos θ and y = r sin θ, then compute ∂(r,θ)
.
∂(x,y) ∂(u,v)
21. If x = u(1 − v) and y = uv, verify that ∂(u,v)
× ∂(x,y)
=1

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22. Find Jacobian of x and y with respective to u and v if x = u2 − v 2 and y = 2uv.
∂(u,v)
23. If u = x2 and v = y 2 , find ∂(x,y)
.

24. Find the maximum points, minimum points, saddle points and extreme values of the
following functions.
(a) f (x, y) = x3 + 3xy 2 − 15x + y 3 − 15y
(b) f (x, y) = x2 − 2xy + 2y 2 − 2x + 2y + 1
2 +y 2 −4x
(c) f (x, y) = ex
(d) f (x, y) = ln(x + y) + x2 − y
p
(e) f (x, y) = 1 − 3 x2 + y 2
2 2
(f) f (x, y) = x2 + y 2 + xy + x
+ y

(g) f (x, y) = sin x sin y sin(x + y), 0 < x, y < π

(h) f (x, y) = x4 − y 4 − 2x2 + 2y 2
(i) f (x, y) = x2 + xy + y 2 + 3x − 3y + 4
(j) f (x, y) = e2x cos y

25. Find the volume of the greatest rectangular parallelopiped inscribed in the ellipsoid
2 2 2
whose equation is xa2 + yb2 + zc2 = 1.

26. Find the maximum value of xm y n z p , when x + y + z = a.

27. Find the shortest and longest distance from the point (1, 2, −1) to the sphere
x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 24.

28. In triangle ABC, find the maximum value of cos A cos B cos C.

29. Find the radius and height of the open right circular cylinder of largest surface area
that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius a. What is the largest surface area?

30. A delivery company accepts only rectangular boxes the sum of whose length and
girth (perimeter of a cross-section) does not exceed 108 in. Find the dimensions of
an acceptable box of largest volume.

31. Find the largest product the positive numbers x, y, and z can have if x + y + z 2 = 16.

32. The temperature at a point (x, y) on a metal plate is T (x, y) = 4x2 − 4xy + y 2 . An
ant on the plate walks around the circle of radius 5 centered at the origin. What are
the highest and lowest temperatures encountered by the ant?

33. Find the point on the graph of z = x2 + y 2 + 10 nearest and farthest from the plane
x + 2y − z = 0.

34. Find three numbers whose sum is 9 and whose sum of squares is a minimum.