FUNCTIONS OF SEVERAL

VARIABLES
 Lesson 23

DOMAIN AND RANGE OF

MULTI-VARIABLES FUNCTIONS
SECTION OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to:
- Evaluate a function of two or more variables.
- Determine the domain and range .
Functions of Two or More Variables
Definitions
 Natural Domain of the Function

As with functions of one variable, the independent

variables of a function of two or more variables may be
restricted to lie in some set D, called the domain of f.
Sometimes the domain will be determined by physical
restrictions or other restrictions stated explicitly, so this
domain, called the natural domain of the function,
consists of all points for which the formulas yields a real
value for the dependent variable.
Examples:
Finding the domain. Evaluating the function.

Solution:
 Level Curves
The topographic (or contour) maps in which a three-dimensional landscape, such as a mountain
range, is represented by two-dimensional contour lines or curves of constant elevation. The
contour map is constructed by passing planes of constant elevation through the hill, projecting the
resulting contours onto a flat surface, and labelling the contours with their elevations.
Contour maps are useful for studying functions of two variables. If the surface
𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) is cut by a horizontal plane 𝑧 = 𝑘, then at all points on the
intersection, 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑘. The projection of this intersection onto the xy-plane
is called the level curve of height k or the level curve with constant k. A set of
level curves for 𝑧 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) is called a contour plot or contour map of f.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
PROBLEM: Identify the level curves of 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥2 + 𝑦2; 𝑘 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5