Dr. B. R.

Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Department of Mathematics & Computing

Mathematics-II (MAFC0102)
Tutorial Cum Assignment Sheet-II

(1) Examine the following function for the existence of limit at (0, 0). Discuss the continuity
as well. The expressions below give the value at (x, y) 6= (0, 0). At (0, 0), the value
should be taken as zero:
(x2 − y 2 ) 2x4 + 3y 4 x2 + y 2 xy(x − y) x4 y 4
(i)xy 2 , (ii) , (iii) (iv) , (v) .
x + y2 x2 + y 2 tan xy x2 + y 2 (x2 + y 4 )3
(2) Let f (0, 0) = 0 and

x sin(1/x) + y sin(1/y), if x 6= 0, y 6= 0
f (x, y) = x sin 1/x, if x 6= 0, y = 0
y sin 1/y, 6 0, x = 0.
if y =


Show that none of the partial derivatives of f exist at (0, 0) although f is continuous at
(0, 0).

(3) Examine the following functions for the existence of partial derivatives at (0, 0). The
expressions below give the value at (x, y) 6= (0, 0). At (0, 0), the value should be taken
as zero.
(x2 − y 2 ) sin2 (x + y) x2 + y 2
(i) xy 2 , (ii) , (iii) .
x + y2 |x| + |y| |x| + |y|

(4) Examine the following functions for the existence of directional derivatives and differ-
entiability at (0, 0). The expressions below give the value at (x, y) 6= (0, 0). At (0, 0),
the value should be taken as zero:
x2 − y 2 x3 2 2 1
(i) xy 2 (ii) (iii) (x + y ) sin (iv) |xy|
x + y2 x2 + y 2 x2 + y 2

(5) Let f (x, y) = 0 if y = 0 and

y p 2
f (x, y) = x + y2 if y 6= 0.
|y|
Show that f is continuous at (0, 0), D− →
−
u f (0, 0) exists for every vector u , yet f is not
→
differentiable at (0, 0).

(6) If f (0, 0) = 0 and

x2 − y 2
f (x, y) = xy for (x, y) 6= (0, 0),
x2 + y 2
show that both fxy and fyx exist at (0, 0), but they are not equal. Are fxy and fyx
continuous at (0, 0)?

(7) Show that the following functions have local minima at the indicated points.
(i) f (x, y) = x4 + y 4 + 4x − 32y − 7, (x0 , y0 ) = (−1, 2)

(ii) f (x, y) = x3 + 3x2 − 2xy + 5y 2 − 4y 3 , (x0 , y0 ) = (0, 0).

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 (8) Find the absolute maximum and the absolute minimum of
f (x, y) = (x2 − 4x) cos y for 1 ≤ x ≤ 3, −π/4 ≤ y ≤ π/4.
(9) Analyze the following functions for local maxima, local minima and saddle points :
2 2
(i) f (x, y) = (x2 − y 2 )e−(x +y )/2 (ii) f (x, y) = x3 − 3xy 2

(10) The temperature at a point (x, y, z) in 3-space is given by T (x, y, z) = 400xyz. Find the
highest temperature on the unit sphere x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1.

(11) Maximize the f (x, y, z) = xyz subject to the constraints

x + y + z = 40 and x + y = z.

(12) Minimize f (x, y, z) = x2 + y 2 + z 2 subject to the constraints

x + 2y + 3z = 6 and x + 3y + 4z = 9.