DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

NIT Andhra Pradesh

Differential and Integral Calculus
(Course Code: MA101)
1st Year B. Tech
Assignment-1

1. Discuss the limit of the following functions at origin:

x3 +y3
(a) f (x, y) = x2 +y2
 
x2 +y3
(b) f (x, y) = cos x+y+1
x sin y
(c) f (x, y) = x2 +1
x(x+y+z)
(d) f (x, y) = x2 +y2 +z2

4xy2
2. Show that lim = 0, using the ε − δ definition.
(x,y)→(0,0) x2 + y2

3. Discuss the continuity of the following functions at origin

(  2 2
xy xx2 −y+y2
if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0)
(a) f (x, y) =
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0)
 xy
 if xy ̸= 0
(b) f (x, y) = |xy|
0 if xy = 0


log x2 + y2


if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0)
(c) f (x, y) =
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0)
( 2 2
2x +y
(d) f (x, y) = 3+sin x if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0)
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0)

4. Check the existence of first order partial derivatives of the following functions at origin.
Also, discuss the continuity of these functions at origin.
√ xy
(
if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0)
(a) f (x, y) = x2 +y2
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0)
(  2 2
−y
y xx2 +y 2 if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0)
(b) f (x, y) =
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0)
5. Check the differentiability of the following functions at origin. If it is differentiable, then
evaluate the total differential at origin.

(a) f (x, y) = x4 − x2 y2 + y4
(  
1
xy sin xy if xy ̸= (0, 0)
(b) f (x, y) =
0 if xy = (0, 0)

6. (a) Let f : R2 → R be defined by


 √ xy , if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0),
f (x, y) = x2 +y2
0, if (x, y) = (0, 0),

i. check continuity of f at (0, 0),

∂f ∂f
ii. check existence of partial derivatives ∂x and ∂y at (0, 0),
iii. check differentiability of f at (0, 0).
(b) Let f : R2 → R be defined by
 2 2
xy x2 −y2 , if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0),
x +y
f (x, y) =
0, if (x, y) = (0, 0),

i. check continuity of f at (0, 0),

∂f ∂f
ii. check existence of partial derivatives ∂x and ∂y at (0, 0),
iii. check differentiability of f at (0, 0).
(c) Let f : R2 → R be defined by
 3 3
 x2 −y2 , if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0),
x +y
f (x, y) =
0, if (x, y) = (0, 0),

i. check continuity of f at (0, 0),

∂f ∂f
ii. find partial derivatives ∂x and ∂y at (0, 0),
iii. show that f is not differentiable at (0, 0).
(d) For what values of α, the function f : R2 → R be defined by f (x, y) = |xy|α is differ-
entiable at (0, 0).
(e) Let f : R2 → R be defined by

(x2 + y2 ) cos √ 1 , if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0),
f (x, y) = x2 +y2
0, if (x, y) = (0, 0),

i. check continuity of f at (0, 0),

 ∂f ∂f
ii. check continuity of ∂ x (x, y) and ∂ y (x, y) at (0, 0),
iii. show that f is differentiable at (0, 0).
(f) Let f : R2 → R be defined by

(xα + yα ) sin √ 1 , if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0),
f (x, y) = x2 +y2
0, if (x, y) = (0, 0),

∂f
where α > 0. For what value of α, the function (x, 0) is continuous at (0,0).
∂x
1 ∂ 2u ∂ 2u ∂ 2u
7. If u = (x2 + y2 + z2 )− 2 , prove that + + = 0.
∂ x2 ∂ y2 ∂ z2
x2 + y2
 
−1 ∂u ∂u
8. If u = sin , then show that x + y = tan u.
x+y ∂x ∂y

x3 y3 z3 xy + yz + zx ∂u ∂u ∂u
9. If u = 3 3 3
+ ln 2 2 2
, then show that x + y + z .
x +y +z x +y +z ∂x ∂y ∂z
∂u ∂u ∂u
10. If u = log(tan x + tan y + tan z), show that sin 2x + sin 2y + sin 2z = 2.
∂x ∂y ∂z
∂ 2u ∂ 2u ∂ 2u
11. If x + y = 2eθ cos φ and x − y = 2ieθ sin φ , then show that x + y = 4xy .
∂θ2 ∂φ2 ∂ x∂ y
12. Let V be a function of two variables x and y and x = u cos α − v sin α, and y = u sin α+
∂ 2V ∂ 2V ∂ 2V ∂ 2V
v cos α, prove that + = + 2 , where α is a constant.
∂ x2 ∂ y2 ∂ u2 ∂v
   
x x y y
13. Verify Euler’s theorem for e y sin + e x cos .
y x
∂ (x, y, z)
14. Find the Jacobian of the transformation x = u cos v, y = u sin v, z = w.
∂ (u, v, w)

15. If u, v, w are the roots of the equation (λ − x)3 + (λ − y)3 + (λ − z)3 = 0 in λ , then find
∂ (x, y, z)
∂ (u, v, w)
 ∂ f 2  ∂ f 2  ∂ f 2 1  ∂ f 2
16. (a) If z = f (x, y), x = r cos θ , y = r sin θ , then show that + = + 2 .
∂x ∂y ∂r r ∂θ
(b) Show that fxy = fyx for all (x, y) ̸= (0, 0), when f (x, y) = xy .
dy
(c) Obtain , when xy + yx = α, α any constant, x > 0, y > 0.
dx
 √
(d) Check whether the variables u = x 1 − y2 +y 1 − x2 , v = sin−1 x+sin−1 y, x ≥ 0, y ≥
p

0, x2 + y2 ≤ 1 are functionally related. If so, find the relation between u and v.

∂u ∂u ∂u
(e) If u = f (ex−y , ey−z , ez−x ), then find the value of + + .
∂x ∂y ∂z
17. Find the all critical (or stationary) points of the function f (x, y) = y sin x and discuss the
nature of those points.

18. Find all the local maxima, local minima, and saddle points of the function f (x, y) = x3 +
y3 + 3x2 − 3y2 − 8

19. Find the maximum and minimum values of x3 + 3xy2 − 3x2 − 3y2 + 4

20. Examine f (x, y) = x3 + y3 − 3axy, a > 0 for maximum and minimum values.

21. Show that f (x, y, z) = (x + y + z)3 − 3(x + y + z) − 24xyz + a3 has a minima at (1, 1, 1) and a
maxima at (−1, −1, −1).

x2 y2 z2
22. Find the maximum and minimum values of x2 +y2 +z2 subject to the conditions + + =1
4 5 25
and z = x + y.

23. Use the method of the Lagrange’s multipliers to find the volume of the largest rectangular
x2 y2 z2
parallelopiped that can be inscribed in the ellipsoid 2 + 2 + 2 = 1.
a b c
24. Use the Lagrange multiplier method to minimize f (x1 , x2 , x3 ) = 12 (x12 + x22 + x32 ), subject to
constraints x1 − x2 = 0 and x1 + x2 + x3 − 1 = 0.

25. Use the Lagrange multiplier method to minimize f (x1 , x2 , x3 ) = 9 − 8x1 − 6x2 − 4x3 + 2x12 +
2x22 + x32 + 2x1 x2 + 2x1 x3 , subject to constraint x1 + x2 + 2x3 = 3.